US History Inseparable Problems of State Building and Neighborhood circa 1783 1800

Their first constitution known as Articles of Confederation proved to be too weak to control the state governments. It’s inability to tax people directly made it to lack revenue. Lack of money meant that the Americans could not afford or pay an army, either way, pay the huge debt that they had accumulated after the war1. The confederation was defiled by the American Indians and the Europeans claimed that they were not going to survive in their big geographical region. Different states were shaken by social clashes between the common people and the wealthy people over some issues that were related to credit and debt. The earlier leaders were not capable of comforting themselves hoping to have a successful and united government3. Despite having huge prospectives, America then was a new and weak nation in a world that had more great and powerful countries who were really doubtful about republican governments.

There was instability in American experimentation on republicanism, independence, and, union. The instability was experienced because it had thirteen states which were completely different. The states in the north were commercial and they were different from the new settlements that were established in the west. One of the responsibilities set up in the constitution was for the government to maintain the army. Though, the constitution did not provide a clear framework on how the money was going to be raised from the states. In addition, the constitution did not state the power that Congress had over the collection of taxes. The representation in the Congress was frequently absent and the constitution could not provide executive and lawmaking branches. Another unclear power was over the foreign policies, this damaged the whole nation’s image as for other countries and citizens, it was unclear in how the government of the United States would make treaties, and if they are made, whom will they apply to4.

In the end, the lost legal protection from abusive husbands and the right to own property. In most states, the majority of people that appeared in government were men. At the center of American experimentation, came the idea of equality. According to the constitution, ability mattered most than birth. The theory concerning born aristocracy was contradicted by several individuals in the American life. United States invasion of the Western lands made them wage war with Spain, Britain, and American Indians. The Americans won the war thus the Indians made peace with them. Spain also formed alliances with the Americans. The forts that were in the western borderline were all acquired by the Americans. Americans started to conduct trade in the western region and they imported goods without being charged any levy duty.

The British misled the Indians instead of offering them practical assistance. Indian resistance threatened the creditworthiness of the new United States. The Americans needed to sell the lands in the Western region to raise revenue. The investors of that time were afraid to acquire land especially in places that were too dangerous to settle. The United States needed to wage war and defeat the Indians, this, would, in turn, impress the western settlers. The prosperity of trade from the Mississippi to the New Orleans boomed thus attracting more settlers who moved to the West to exploit the fertile lands there. Lands were sold thus generating revenue for the government. The United States dramatically gained control over its western frontier. Bibliography Bemis, Samuel Flagg.  Pinckney's treaty: America's advantage from Europe's distress, 1783-1800.

Tise, Larry E.  The American counterrevolution: a retreat from liberty, 1783-1800. Stackpole Books, 1998.