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in the years immediately after the american revolution, what was the most serious weakness of the articles of confederation? (1 point) inability to make foreign policy inability to tax citizens inability to establish land ordinances inability to negotiate treaties with native americans
The Articles of Confederation had a central government with very limited powers. One of the major issues was that the central government could not tax citizens. Taxation is crucial for a government to function, pay debts (like those from the Revolutionary War), and fund necessary activities. Without the power to tax, the central government was severely restricted in its ability to operate effectively. While the other options (inability to make foreign policy, establish land ordinances, or negotiate treaties with Native Americans) were also limitations to some extent, the inability to tax was a more fundamental and serious weakness as it affected the very survival and functionality of the government in terms of finances.
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