Congress lacked the money it needed to pay off the government’s war debt because _____.

Congress lacked the money it needed to pay off the government’s war debt because the Articles of Confederation gave the central government no power to tax the individual states.

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andriansp andriansp · Answer 2 · 2018-07-23T06:20:02+02:00

I believe the answer is: the Articles of Confederation gave the central government no power to tax the individual states.

The articles of confederation give the power to the states to operates with their own autonomy, which makes each states able to create their own taxation system depending on the need of their citizens.

While it provide several benefit because it reduce the workload of the federal government, it provide several disadvantages because it become harder for the feds to make necessary financial adjustment in special circumstances.