The Articles of Confederation can be broken down into two groups, the federal and state governments. Here are the powers that each group had:
Federal government
- Could amend (aka change) the Articles of Confederation if all 13 states agreed to the change.
- Can allow new states to join the United States if 9 out of 13 states approve it.
State government
- States can tax their citizens.
- States can ignore the orders put in place by Congress.
- States cannot wage war without Congressional approval.
- States can tax trade with other states.
Answer:
Because each side wants to prove their right. It's like if your in an argument you want to prove that your right and not have the other person right and you wrong.
Explanation:
Heating homes- increase for coal
Textile factories- increase for cotton
Four wheeled automobiles- increase for oil
The general subject in all of the 7 debates between Lincoln and Douglas was slavery, which was an extremely hot issue then.