HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Strict Constructionism, Direct Democracy, Domestic Disturbance
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Problems facing the new republic: land disputes between states/spain and us/britain and us, debt and taxation, articles of confederation created a way of not getting any real money. Creating a nation, 1777-1800: congress can"t impose taxes -- planning to make money off this new land they got in the war. Social disorder and defense: the period after a con ict is often the worst period -- things become very dif cult. Barbary pirates: the new nation is threatened -- surrounded by empires and pirates, coasts are being harassed by pirates (burbur pirates, the pirates have been around since the 1600s -- now, america no longer has the. British navy to help defend the territory from pirates. Constitutional convention: these are the issues that go into the reconvening of the constitution -- the. - not just rich, white men with property: northern states have more rich white men with property -- the south has less, but more people.