Explain The Challenges Of Trying To Build A New Nation

Kingston Hunter Mrs. Cox Advanced Composition 29 February, 2024.

Problems America Faces Trying to Build a New Nation What are some challenges when trying to form a new nation? America had to face many challenges when they tried to form their nation for the first time. America had many problems trying to form their nation because it took place right after the war. Since the forming of the nation took place right after a war, many decisions had to be made carefully to make the nation perfect. When trying to form a nation, there will always be plenty of challenges along the way that are like the ones America dealt with. One of the problems America faced while trying to build a new nation was trying to build the new constitution. The states were
The Articles of Confederation also failed miserably. One thing a nation needs is a constitution, which is where the New Nation ran into problems trying to create the Bill of Rights. They couldn’t even stop the states from making agreements with other nations. According to Digitalhistory.uh.edu “Challenges Facing the New Nation,” it states, “The Bill of Rights also ensured that the national government could not infringe on the right to trial by jury. In an effort to reassure Antifederalists that the powers of the new government were limited, the tenth amendment "reserved to the States respectively, or to the people all powers not specified in the Constitution.” (2971). This shows how trying to make the Bill of Rights cause a big problem for the nation. When trying to form a nation, it’ll also need a form of government, and with the New Nation, it didn’t go too well with the Articles of Confederation. All the powers that weren’t given to the national government in the constitution were given to the states. This caused the government to not be able to raise any money because they couldn’t enforce taxes on the states. This meant that the government couldn’t pay off their debts after the war. The government
The article also states, “The national government couldn’t pay its debts because the states barely contributed money.” (Khan Academy). It is also stated in the article, “The national government couldn’t stop the states from making trade agreements with other nations.” (Khan Academy). The article also states, “The national government couldn’t raise an army because states were refusing to send soldiers.” (Khan Academy). According to the evidence above, this shows how the Articles of Confederation were a terrible form of government. The federal government was in a debt of 54 million dollars and the states added an additional 25 million dollars. According to Digitalhistory.uh.edu “Challenges Facing the New Nation,” it states, “As a result of the revolution, the federal government had acquired a huge debt: $54 million including interest. The state owes another $25 million. Paper money issued under the Continental Congresses and Articles of Confederation was worthless.” (2973). A nation also needs balance in power, which is a huge problem for the New Nation because the states completely overpowered the national government. The government couldn’t enforce taxes to raise money. The states were not sending in any