12. Under the Articles of Confederation, the new national government was unable to repay the debt accumulated during the Revolutionary War. The Constitution was written to address this and other
problems. An excerpt from Article 1, Section 8, of the US Constitution is shown. Select the three
provisions that were written address the debt faced by the United States under the Articles of
Confederation
Excerpt from Article 1, Section 8, of the US Constitution
A. The Congress shall have the Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay
the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States, but all
Duties, Imposts, and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
B To borrow Money on the credit of the United States...
С To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies
throughout the United States;
D. To coin Money, regulate the value thereof and of foreign Coin;
E To establish Post offices and Post roads;
F. To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
G. To constitute Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
H. To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the
Law of Nations