problems after the war for USA

Question 1

Western Lands:

Answer 1

probably the only problem which the Government could do anything about; they sectioned off the land and sold it for a dollar an acre. They also created new rules on how the new regions could apply to be states. Once they reached 60,000 people, they could become a state.

Question 2

Foreign problems:

Answer 2

Britain had not left the United States as they had promised in the Treaty of Paris. Congress tried to negotiate with the British but were not hugely successful

Question 3

Financial and economic problems:

Answer 3

America was in huge amounts of debt after the war and had to find a way of paying their loans back. Unfortunately, each state had its own debt and Congress was not granted the power to tax by the Articles of Confederation. Therefore the country relied on the states to pay back their loans gradually. Inflation was also rising rapidly and state governments decided to print money as a solution. Clearly, this created greater inflation and made the situation worse

Question 4

Social problems:

Answer 4

Daniel Shay initiated a rebellion of farmers who had been kicked off their land because they could not pay their rents. Whilst the rebellion was put down by the army, it demonstrated a lack of respect for the government. The people were not happy with their actions and the potential consequence may have been anarchy and revolution once more

Question 5

how did they solve some of these problems

Answer 5

New Constitution: created a President/Executive, Congress (with two Houses) and a Supreme Court. Gave congress the power to tax and greater powers to control the whole country. Washington created his three departments; war (Knox), treasury (Hamilton) and state (Jefferson).

Question 6

Hamilton’s financial plans:
what did he decide to do
what would this allow
as a result..

Answer 6

• to combine the national debt so that the entire country took responsibility for paying back the loans.
• This would allow Congress to place taxes on the states and force them to pay.
• debts were paid back and credit could be gained from foreign nations. Productivity in the country increased and the economy began to stabilise