7.4 - Historical Development of the Constitution: - Practice E

Different state currencies and trade barriers made commerce between states harder.

Congress collected national income taxes to pay off war debts quickly.

A national bank set one interest rate for all loans in every state.

The federal government banned states from regulating prices and wages.

Congress could not easily raise money through national taxes.

Congress could appoint state governors to enforce uniform trade laws.

Congress could veto any state law about tariffs or currency.

Congress could require each state to use one national currency.

Passing laws to allow free trade between states with no duties.

Creating a single list of fair prices that all states agree to use.

Putting tariffs on goods from neighboring states to protect local merchants.

Sharing river and port access through agreements approved by Congress.

Congress lacked a reliable way to collect money to pay national debts.

Congress set a single national sales tax that every state had to enforce.

Congress controlled state budgets and could order states to raise taxes.

Congress required banks in every state to lend money at the same rate.

The national government struggled to pay debts and fund shared needs.

The national government raised tariffs on trade between states.

Congress immediately created a national currency used by all states.

Congress forced states to cancel their own taxes and fees.

Giving the national government power to collect taxes directly from citizens.

Allowing each state to print its own money without limits.

Removing the ability of Congress to request money from states.

Requiring state governors to approve every national budget decision.

Some wanted stronger federal power over taxes and trade, while others feared it could threaten individual rights.

Most leaders agreed states should control all trade, but disagreed about printing paper money.

The debate was mainly about creating a king to manage the national economy.

Both sides opposed any taxes, so they argued only about how to end all tariffs.

Give Congress power to manage trade and taxes, and add a bill of rights to protect liberties.

Remove Congress’s ability to tax and let each state set its own import duties.

Create one national price list to control costs in every state economy.

Allow only state militias to enforce laws, and ban all national courts.

A farmer worries that new federal taxes could be set far away with little local input.

A merchant asks Congress to create uniform rules for trade between states.

A state asks Congress to stop other states from placing tariffs on its goods.

A shipowner wants one national policy to protect shipping routes and ports.