During the "critical period" following the Revolution, the American government successfully did which of the following? (A)raised and levied taxes(B)paid soldiers in a timely manner(C)established guidelines for governing the land northwest of the Ohio River.\n\nWhich do you think is the answer.
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They did C.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance\n\nA was a failure, which is why the Articles failed.\nB, I'm not sure, but I really doubt it.  The economy was a complete mess.
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First of all Americans are Brits, but are in different countries, and civil war occours in the SAME country, but I think I know what you are refering to.\n\nThe American Revolution was a revolution that ended two centuries of rule of the Thirteen Colonies by the British Empire and created the modern United States of America. The Revolutionary era was both exhilarating and disturbing–a time of progress for some, dislocation for others. The American Revolution is the series of ideas, and changes that resulted in the revolution and ensuing political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America with a new political system. The American War of Independence which lasted from 1775 to 1783, was one part of the revolution, but the revolution by the Americans began before the first shot was fired at Lexington and Concord and continued after the British surrender at Yorktown. Years later, in 1818, John Adams wrote: "The Revolution was effected before the War commenced," and "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."\n\nHistorians usually agree that the revolutionary era began in 1763 as Britain defeated France in the French and Indian War, and the military threat to the colonies from France ended. The end of the period is usually marked by as Treaty of Paris in 1783. However, references to the "revolutionary era" sometimes stretched to 1789, when a new government under George Washington began operating.\n\nInterpretations about the effect of the revolution vary. At one end of the spectrum is the older view that the American Revolution was not "revolutionary" at all, that it did not radically transform colonial society, but simply replaced a distant government with a local one. The more recent view pioneered by historians such as Bernard Bailyn, Gordon Wood and Edmund Morgan is that the American Revolution was a unique and radical event, based on a new ideology of "republicanism" which produced deep changes that had a profound impact on world history.
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Domestic Tranquility\nOne of the concerns of the Framers was that the government prior to that under the Constitution was unable, by force or persuasion, to quell rebellion or quarrels amongst the states. The government watched in horror as Shay's Rebellion transpired just before the Convention, and some states had very nearly gone to war with each other over territory (such as between Pennsylvania and Connecticut over Wilkes-Barre). One of the main goals of the Convention, then, was to ensure the federal government had powers to squash rebellion and to smooth tensions between states.
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There were Loyalists in the American Revolution, maybe 20% of the population. The British also tried to recruit the Indians during the war and turn them against the Americans. That's the only thing that would suggest there was any kind of civil war during the revolution. More detail on this website...
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I believe you are confusing the Articles of Confederation (AC)and the Declaration of Independance (DI). The DI was not ratified but approved by the Congress on July 4, 1776. On the other hand, the AC was passed by Congress in November 1777 but were not ratified by all the states until 1781.
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the question of "States rights" was one of the divisive issues facing this nation at that time. which one should be supreme, the States or the Federal government. the Whigs were AWOL on that issue, truth be told. the Republican Party was actually founded on a States rights platform
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That was the norm back then. They had to compromise on the slave situation or the Constitution would never have been ratified by all the states.  But the people who wrote the constitution provided a legal framework and a form of government that allowed for progress and the eventual provision of rights to blacks and women. That is what makes us a great nation now.
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No central government under the Articles of Confederation. This meant no taxes could be levied to support an army or run vital operations without consent of state legislatures. Each state had its own exchange rate, since there was no regulation of inner-state commerce. There was also open rebellion like Shay's rebellion that had to be put down with limited resources. So in 1787 the founding fathers met in Philadelphia to draft the constitution under the guise of fixing the Articles of Confederation.\nThe constitution solved many issues, but left the issue of slavery and as the nation expanded this would lead to Civil War. Southerners wanted slavery to expand into Western lands and the compromise of 1850 allowed it. However in Kansas territory slave owners and abolitionists had a mini civil war, long before Fort Sumter. The other major issue in the nation was expansion because from the War of 1812 thru the Mexican War, all the winnings were in territory. Hawks in the country wanted the US to have Canada all the way to the Pacific. This is called manifest Destiny. Through conquest and purchases this was acheived excpt Canada was not conquered during the war of 1812. \nAnother major issue was overseas commerce because many nations did not respect American ships and attacked them. Barbary pirates and the British were two groups to have done this. In response to the Barbary Pirates the marines took Tripoli and it was the first time an American flag flew over a foreign capital.
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Good thing..\n\nJuly 4 - American Revolutionary War: United States Declaration of Independence.\n\nBad thing..\n\nSeptember 6 - Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, killing more than 6000.\n\n\nU can find more event information below
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A very important note is that the transfer of power between the parties was handled relatively peacefully and without a great deal of foot-dragging (except in the House, which deadlocked while trying to decide whether to elect Jefferson or Burr). It set the tone for the transfer of power between governments in America, which tend to transfer pretty cleanly, even after acrimonious and bitter campaigns.
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Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. \n\nAs you rightly pointed out, the Declaration of Independence was not officially signed until August of 1776
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Hey, I am from the South....and his response was widely known!  It was called The Civil War....the south raised taxes on its goods, ie cotton, tobacco.  Also, he had been misinformed on why the south seceded.
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sending out the national guard...i was there.\ncsny wrote a song called ohio about it.\nthe may fourth coalition put up a memorial to  the four dead .
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Sounds pretty straightforward to me. Have you made up the list of principles that Jefferson advocated in his pre-presidential days? If not, that would be a good starting point. \nYou can probably find this information by putting Thomas Jefferson into your search engine. \nGood luck!
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A group of people living by our modern laws and morality might have been able to avoid the American Civil War.  I'm not sure that the people of the day could have come up with a solution.  The South wanted to secede because what the federal government was doing was going to destroy their economy.  It did, but a successful secession would have destroyed both economies.
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The British were better trained in their army & its leaders. Years of training. They had great uniforms. The uniforms did make it easy to spot them. haha!\nBritish had more money for supplies.\nBritish had ships to garner supplies.\nThe British paid their military.\n\nThe Americans adapted their tactics to fit conditions. The British marched in line making it easy from behind trees to pick them off.\nThe British never adapted to change in fighting.\nThe Americans fought for freedom & had a cause.\nShort of supplies the Americans learned to use of materials.\nAmericans blocked British ships from docking.\nAmerican leadership like General Washington inspired troops.\n\nOn paper, the British should have won but Americans have proved themself to be resourceful.
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"Collect taxes" is probably the answer you're looking for, but in fact "E) All of the above" is the correct answer. People have rights; Congress receives authority from the People.