1. Lincoln decided to go to war against the Confederacy after which event?
O a. The Battle at Antietam
b. The Capture of Fort Sumter
c. The Battle at Bull Run
d. The issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

the answer is c. many americans held nativist or racist views

the correct answers are: 1) lay and collect taxes and duties; 2) pay debts; 5) borrow money;   6) regulate commerce with foreign nations.

article 1, section 8. refers to the powers of congress. according to the united states constitution: “the congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the united states.”