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Question

i have to write an essay on what problems the new govt. of the U.S had to face after their independence and how they solved these... how cna i begin? what were the problems? how were they solved? any conclusion ideas?

Answer 1

THey faced many problems such as worthless money, states that didnt cooperate with each other, and taxes imposed upon people trading bvetween states. Also, the central US government had almost no power, so they couldnt really do anything to control the states. Try introducing the paper with something like,"In 1776, the United States of America was founded, but unlike the country we know of today, all of it's states were independent and out of control..." In the conclusion, just sum up the ideas presented in the essay. Good Luck!

Answer 2

OK, ya can't really go into detail in a format like this, but here are some ideas that might help you get started. The biggest problem facing the new Americans was pretty basic--they needed to decide exactly what kind of government they wanted. They had just freed themselves from a strong centralized government (and in the late 18th century, you could't get any stronger than British Monarchy), so they did not want to put themselves under a similar system, even one of their own making. However, they also knew that there had to be some kind of central government, because surviving as thirteen seperate independent nation-states wasn't an option either. That would have led to the European powers knocking them off one at a time and turning them back into colonies. Here were some of the other problems they had to deal with as they set up their government...
1) There had to be one head of government, but they did not want theis person to be able to govern like a king.
2) There had to be some kind of mechanism to balance the interests of the smaller, less populated states (like Georgia, Delaware, New Hampshire) against those of the more populous states (New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts).
3) They favored a system along the lines of what the British had, with three branches of government--executive (the King and his ministers), legislative (Parliament), and judicial (the courts), wanted to avoid a situation like there was in England, where the Crown more of less had the other two branches under its thumb.
They wanted a system where each branch was prevented from becoming too powerful by the other two branches.
4) While the Founding Fathers probably knew it was inevitible that the government would be dominated by the wealthiest, best educated citizens of the new country, they also knew it was absolutely necessary to involve all citizens in shaping the policies made and decisions reached by the new government.
I don't know how old you are, or how much detail you've gone into, so I might be repeating stuff you already know (if so, try to supress a "duh"). The first attempt to form a central government resulted in the Articles of Confederation, which weren't worth the paper they were written on. The Constitution was actually charter #2 for the US. Using their experiences as British colonial subjects and the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, they shaped the Constitution and came up with ideas such as the system of checks and balances among the different branches of the government, and having two legislative chambers--one (the Senate) based on equal representation for each state, and one (the House of Representatives), with representation based on population.
I know the answer is a bit long-winded, but you asked a pretty general question with some pretty involved answers. Anyway, this should give you a starting point. Hope you get a good grade!!

Answer 3

There were many problems the government faced. But the main one was that they didn't have a strong enough central government. The states weren't working together, and the states were making their own laws and ignoring the nation's. Also, taxes were OPTIONAL for the states to pay.