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Which article of the Article of Confederation caused one of the biggest problems that the new Confederation would face?

Article 8 which stated that expenditures of the United States would be paid by funds raised by the state legislatures and approtioned to the states according to real property values. This article caused so many problems because states would simply keep the money not give it to the Congress.

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Author: vmccorm4

Main topic: History

Topic: Declaration of Independence

Published: 19.03.2013

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