Which answer best expresses what the articles of confederation said about taxing americans?
a. only congress could raise taxes, so states had a hard time paying their debts and expenses.
b. only the states could raise taxes, so the national government had a hard time paying its debts and expenses.
c. both the states and congress could raise taxes, so americans often gave so much money to the government that they had a hard time paying their own debts.
d. neither the states nor congress could raise taxes, so they depended on donations from wealthy americans to pay their debts and expenses.