The correct answer is C) collect taxes.
Under the articles of the Confederation, Congress had no power to collect taxes.
The Congress depended on the states to receive money. Under the articles of the Confederation, Congress could ask the states for money for funds or borrowing from governments abroad, or even selling lands in the West. What the Congress could do was to declare war, make alliances, and sign treaties. The United States first Constitution were the articles of the Confederation. The Continental Congress elaborated it in 1977 and was ratified in 1781.
