What did inglis believe would result from declaring independence from great britain?

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Inglis believed that what would result from declaring independence from Great Britain would be blood, death, destruction of seaports, people would suffer from poverty and the colonies would fail.

As an Irish clergy, he was, Charles Inglis (173-1816) was a loyalist that supported the presence of England in the colonies. However, he was wrong, the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, brought to life a new country where liberty was the path that led to the formation of a prosperous United States.  

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.”