Why do you suppose the original Articles of Confederation did not extend the authority to collect taxes to the new Continental Congress? The colonies were all out of money and there was no way they could support a national government.

The Continental Congress simply forgot to add these provisions after they voted to break ties with England.

The members of the Continental Congress did not think a national government would need any funds to operate.

One reason the colonies broke free of England was the constant taxation imposed on them by the King.

the qing dynasty placed strict limits on foreign merchants' ability to trade in china.

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

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