Question

Because the national government was not able to raise taxes under the Articles of Confederation,

Select one:
a. the states directly paid for everything Congress wanted to do
b. Congress was dependent on the states for its money
c. Congress had no money
d. the people personally had to pay the government for any services they wanted

Answer 1

Because the national government was not able to raise taxes under the Articles of Confederation:

b. Congress was dependent on the states for its money

The states often did not pay, leading the country to be largely not funded and not able to pay back war debts.