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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not impose taxes.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not impose taxes. This is a true statement.
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Yes, it is true that under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not impose taxes on the individual states, which is why the Articles were ineffective and made it impossible for the US to repay its war debt. 
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