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Why was the Continental Congress unable to fix the economic crisis after the American Revolution?

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It could not stop the states from printing money.

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The main reason why the Continental Congress was unable to fix the economic crisis after the American Revolution was because they had no power to tax the states--meaning that they could not repay the nation's war debts. 
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