Before the Constitution was drafted, the nearly 4 million inhabitants of the 13 newly-independent states were governed under the Articles of Confederation, created by the Second Continental es for its money, and had no power to force delinquent states to pay.
Before the Constitution was drafted, the nearly 4 million inhabitants of the 13 newly-independent states were governed under the Articles of Confederation, created by the Second Continental Congress. In addition, the Articles gave the weak federal government no taxing power: it was wholly dependent on the states for its money, and had no power to force delinquent states to pay.