One of the biggest problems was that the national government had no power to impose taxes. To avoid any perception of “taxation without representation,” the Articles of Confederation allowed only state governments to levy taxes. To pay for its expenses, the national government had to request money from the states.
1 answer Richard Henry Lee
2 answer Roger Sherman
3 answer unalienable
4 answer endowed
5 answer self evident
6 answer pursuit
The correct answers are options: A, C and F.
The reasons why the Congress wanted a written Declaration of Independence were:
A) The colonies wanted help and support from other nations in Europe, to reassure their strength and authority.
C) The soldiers needed a good reason for fighting and dying.
F) They hoped that more colonists would join the revolution to be finally free and independent from England.
However, even though they wanted it written quickly, It took almost a month for the Congress to vote for independence from the first motion.
