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government
Title: government
Category: History
Details: Words: 968 | Pages: 4.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
government
Most Americans remembered and feared the harsh rule of the British king. It was cruel and unjust government. So, after the war the Articles of Confederation made it clear that the new government’s power should not only be strong, but limited. It would prevent one man or one group from getting too much power.
After the war, the people saw a need for a strong national government. At the same time, they did not …showed first 75 words of 968 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 968 total…central government to tax goods, and the lack of economic support by the states made it extremely difficult for the central government to repay the national debt. So, even though central government had the power to declare war, conduct diplomatic affairs, issue currency, and pass laws; it could not raise money by collecting taxes; it had no control over foreign commerce; it could pass laws, but not force the states to comply with them.
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