Which power was given to congress under the articles of confederation?
the power to collect taxes
the power to enforce laws
the power to regulate trade
the power to make laws

Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the power to "lay and collect taxes, duties, imports, and excises."  The Constitution allows Congress to tax in order to "provide for the common defense and general welfare

TAXING POWER

The Congress shall have 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...

Explanation:

most people were factory or company owners.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.