Which was a weakest of the articles of confederation

A) Congress did not have the power to create a military.

B) Congress did not have the power to tax the states.

C) States had no way to settle disputes between other states.

And D) states had to relinquish their sovereignty

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Ana Coleman

2 May, 01:50

Which was a weakest of the articles of confederation

A) Congress did not have the power to create a military.

B) Congress did not have the power to tax the states.

C) States had no way to settle disputes between other states.

And D) states had to relinquish their sovereignty

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Zoey Pratt · Answer 1

Congress could only request that states pay taxes, but the states didn't have to pay them. So your answer is B. This caused the government to be unable to pay it's debts.

Which was a weakest of the articles of confederationA) Congress did not have the power to create a military.B) Congress did not have the power to tax the states.C) States had no way to settle disputes between other states.And D) states had to relinquish their sovereignty

Which was a weakest of the articles of confederation

A) Congress did not have the power to create a military.

B) Congress did not have the power to tax the states.

C) States had no way to settle disputes between other states.

And D) states had to relinquish their sovereignty