. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Benjamin Franklin. The Revolution was successful, but at a fearful cost to ourcountry. AVe were deeply in debt, our currency was almost worthless, and commerce and manu-factures were ruined, while thousandsof widows and orphans were left Avith-out their natural protectors. But worse than all this, there was nocentral government Mith power toremedy these and other evils. By the Articles of Confederation the Congress of the United States hadthe right to make certain laws, but had no authority to en-force them. The feeling o
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Benjamin Franklin. The Revolution was successful, but at a fearful cost to ourcountry. AVe were deeply in debt, our currency was almost worthless, and commerce and manu-factures were ruined, while thousandsof widows and orphans were left Avith-out their natural protectors. But worse than all this, there was nocentral government Mith power toremedy these and other evils. By the Articles of Confederation the Congress of the United States hadthe right to make certain laws, but had no authority to en-force them. The feeling of sturdy self-reliance which was a part of theAmerican character, made the people afraid of giving toomuch power to their rulers. This hinderetl the States fromconferring enough authority on the central government toenable it to carry put laws for the common good. And so Congress could run in debt or issue paper currency,but, as it had no way to raise money, it could not even pay itsown expenses. It had the right to raise an army by calling 170.
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