Answer:
A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not tax.
Explanation:
Tax money is needed to do things like fund a military and provide services for the country. Without Congress being able to tax, they couldn't fund different things.
Answer: The Civil War was about states' rights.
Explanation:
David Wilmot was a Pennsylvania-born congressman who opposed slavery. His "proviso"—a clause tacked on to a number of legislation being debated in Congress—prohibited slavery in all of the new territory won from Mexico following the Mexican War. Although the proviso was well-liked in the North, it was vehemently opposed by the South and never became a part of the legislation. It declared that slavery would be outlawed in any new area that the United States might take over from Mexico. The argument over whether slavery still exists in the West was rekindled.
After the free trade agreement, the economy was stable and the unemployment rate was low until 2008. The agreement opened up jobs for not only American citizens, but citizens of other countries in their homeland as well. Sales profits were booming due to the amount of competition as well.
