Demands For A Stronger National Government

Question 1

Land- British refusal

Answer 1

John Adams demanded the British leave the Great Lakes and the British refused in 1785

Question 2

Land- issue of state division

Answer 2

Weakened the Americans bargaining power in relation to trade as the industrial interests of New England wanted tariffs against British competition and southern states wanted free trade as they were exporters of agricultural products

Question 3

Foreign policy- Spain and the Mississippi

Answer 3

The Mississippi was in control by the Spanish which gave them leverage over the Americans

Question 4

Foreign policy- Spain and the natives

Answer 4

Spain opposed Westward expansion they forged links with natives and developed a buffer zone to protect their possessions

Question 5

Foreign policy- British

Answer 5

British stayed in Great Lake on the pretext that the Americans had not restored loyalist property or paid war debts

Question 6

Politics- unity

Answer 6

Once independent the states attached less importance to unity and became absorbed in their own affairs

Question 7

Politics- state level

Answer 7

Most decisions affecting the lives of Americans were made at state level not by congress

Question 8

Politics- coercive power

Answer 8

Confederation government had no coercive power over the states

Question 9

Economy-imports and exports 1784-1786

Answer 9

USA imported from Britain goods worth over 7.5m selling less than 1/3 of that in return

Question 10

Economy-soldiers

Answer 10

The government was unable to pay at soldiers and in the winter of 1782 army officers met in the York pressed for payback and pensions

Question 11

Economy- national debt in 1783 and foreign debt

Answer 11

ND- $41m

Foreign debt- $8m

Question 12

Economy- congress and states relations

Answer 12

Congress stated that war debs should be laid back to British merchants and loyalist property returned but the states ignored this