Articles Of Confederation Challenges
The three most significant challenges that the United States had to face under the Articles of Confederation were: 1) managing the western expansion, 2) foreign relations, and 3) the rising debt, (Shultz,n.d.).
The most important issue at the time was the push to westward to settle new colonies, (Shultz,n.d.). After the Revolutionary War, many Americans began to move westward towards Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and the Nashville area of Tennessee. They began to settle in the Appalachian Mountains and along the Mississippi River. This caused jealousy from the states that had no claims on the western land because they were enriching the states that already had colonial charters. Maryland refused to ratify the Articles until Virginia to cede
The most important issue at the time was the push to westward to settle new colonies, (Shultz,n.d.). After the Revolutionary War, many Americans began to move westward towards Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and the Nashville area of Tennessee. They began to settle in the Appalachian Mountains and along the Mississippi River. This caused jealousy from the states that had no claims on the western land because they were enriching the states that already had colonial charters. Maryland refused to ratify the Articles until Virginia to cede