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Why Were Finances the Greatest Weakness of the Confederation Government

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Why were finances the greatest weakness of the Confederation government?


A) States were asked to "voluntarily" contribute to Congress's budget but rarely did or sent little.
B) An event known as the Newburgh Conspiracy led to a successful coup that had a major impact on the economy.
C) The laws of Congress were too strictly enforced, leading many people to file bankruptcy.
D) Too much money was put toward the executive and judiciary branches and not enough toward the people.
E) The Confederation taxes were too high in an effort to pay off war debts from the Revolution.

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