how well did the early republic deal with problems? 1783 to 1789?

factors

1. western territories

2. Shay’s rebellion

3. economic problems

western territories: strong

• 1787 Northwest ordinance established how new territories would enter the union

• 1786 congress decided native american land can only be taken by legitimate military conquest or legal purchase

• No slavery to be allowed north of ohio

  • territories with 60,000+ members equal a state

    • made it easy to allocate land migrants and deal with disputes between landowners

western territories: weak

• Slavery is not abolished from all territories

• Fugitive slaves can't seek refuge in new territories

Shay’s rebellion: weak

• Badly exposed weak federal power under the articles

• Needed private funds to stop it failure

• Showed urgent needs for stronger government.

economic problems: strong

• Economy of the former colonies was thriving

• Transatlantic trade back after the end of the war

• In 1783 national debt already $41 million

• North: protect manufacturing industries from cheap imports from Britain

• South: free trade to increase sales of the agricultural goods to Britain

economic problems: weak

National debt and limited ability to raise revenue Manufacturers needed tariffs to protect their products from european competition

Creditors need to restrict printing of paper money

People who lent government money wanted protection

Slave owners wanted protection for their 'property' Strong need for a common tax