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Precarious Experiment, A: Economic Upheaval
There is tremendous economic disruption after the war. The currency is worthless; Robert Morris' proposed 5% duty tax to pay for war debts fails. Under the Articles of Confederation economic problems fall to the states to resolve if a unanimous vote...
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American Experiment, The: Two Roads to Philadelphia
Two sets of issues led to convention in Philadelphia: the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and the problems individual states were experiencing. When the Annapolis convention did not attract a quorum, a general convention was called for the...