Why did the central government under the Articles of Confederation find it difficult to pay off debts to its allies from the American Revolution?

Respuesta :

For starters there was: 
-Post war economic depression
-There were debts to pay to France and the Netherlands which had helped finance the American revolution and pay back owed $ owed to soldiers in Conintential army
-If you don't pay back debts, trusts are lost
-the Congress of the US lacked power to tax or enact tariffs so they couldn't pay back debts

Answer:

The central government did not receive money in the form of taxes.

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