Self Governing In The 17th Century

The first example of successful self-governing in the colonies was the House of Burgesses in the early 17th century, which provided the colonies with a democratically represented body. In 1763 the French and Indian War had just ended and it brought with it the end of Salutary Neglect. From this point forward, the colonists demanded independence from the king of Britain and the ability to govern themselves. The colonists decided to take matters into their own hands and rule themselves. They declared their independence from the king, they fought the British, and they tried to create a self-sustaining government. The colonist first attempt of self-governing at the national level was the creation of the Articles of Confederation. Even though
At a glance this might not seem so bad but it did cause a lot of problems for the each of the state's representatives. Since each state only got one vote there were discussions of unfair representation. Some representatives argued that the unicameral legislative system of one vote per state was unfair to states that had larger populations. This created conflicts between the representatives, even though they did manage to correct this problem later on by passing the Great Compromise. This also made getting a majority vote for almost any issue was a huge pain in the neck. This meant that any problems that came up were not easily solved unless there was an almost 100 hundred percent agreement me. These pieces of evidence show that the Articles of Confederation made it difficult to solve problems that confronted the new
A consistent national currency makes it easier for citizens of a nation to buy and sell goods and services to other parts or states in that one nation. Without a national currency people are only able to use their states currency in their own state, if households or businesses participate in interstate commerce it makes this ordeal a lot more complicated. Now you have people trying to convert two different currencies that have different face values and interest rates to an entirely different medium of exchange. This complicated interstate economic relations, which separated the states for the most part economically and in turn politically too. In this case the Articles of Confederation actually split up the states in terms of economic issues and interstate trade and commerce. These pieces of evidence show that the Articles of Confederation could not effectively solve problems that confronted the new nation when it came to interstate commerce and