To deal with a wartime economic crisis in 1779, Congress urged states to: a. seek loans from friendly European governments. b. allow the free market to operate without regulation. c. adopt measures to fix wages and prices. d. raise taxes on the wealthy. e. establish food banks to distribute food to the needy.
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