How did Robert Morris propose to solve the nation's financial crisis?
A) He proposed amending the Articles of Confederation to allow the national government to levy taxes without state approval.
B) He proposed levying a national import duty to finance the congressional budget and to guarantee interest payments on the war debt.
C) He proposed encouraging the army to mutiny and seize control of the national government.
D) He proposed cutting taxes and reducing the size of the federal bureaucracy.
E) All of these choices

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Robert Morris, as the Superintendent of Finance during the American Revolution, proposed levying a national import duty to finance the congressional budget and to guarantee interest payments on the war debt as a solution to the nation's financial crisis.

How Did Robert Morris Propose to Solve the Nation's Financial