Question

The information below provides details about the Articles of Confederation.

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state set its own taxes
imported goods-goods from other countries brought into the
States for sale. The Confederation Congress had no power to rar
lower these import taxes.
more paper money.

What was an important consequence of this
situation?

A. Debtors demanded that state governments print more paper
B. Merchants demanded the Articles be revised to promote ni
C. State governments demanded the right to tax exports as we
D. Merchants demanded that the Confederation Congress create
national bank.
les be revised to promote more trade.
lo tax exports as well as imports.

Answer 1

Merchants demanded the Articles be revised to promote

Answer: Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

The articles of confederation mostly focused on limiting the power of the central government and it gave more power to the state government. It gave state government the power to impose the taxes and this power was not given to the central government.

Even though the state government has imposed taxes on the import of goods but still it could not stop goods importing from Britain. There fore the merchants of the United States of America wanted the articles to be redefined.