Shaping a Federal Union

¶ … American Revolutionary War is responsible for much change happening during the 1780s and it made it possible for Americans to acknowledge that they needed to adapt to a system that differed largely from the ones that they were accustomed with. What was surprising about the American Revolution was that it did not change the American society suddenly. It gradually enabled people to understand that they actually needed change and that they needed to get actively involved in assisting their community as it experienced reform from several points-of-view.

In spite of the fact that the government achieved a great deal of objectives during this period, it was also limited as a result of the fact that the masses had trouble understanding what change actually meant and the role that they needed to play in the new society that was developing. The political and social structure largely remained the same in spite of the fact that the colonies had developed into the United States.

The American Revolution was very different from rebellions such as the French Revolution because it managed to preserve many concepts present in the American society previous to the moment when it took place. Even with this, it too was accountable for many changes that the nation experienced at the time and it is only safe to assume that the contemporary U.S. holds a great deal of ideas issued during the era.

The problems that led to the American Revolution are largely owed to the fact that Americans felt that the Constitution was unfair and that it was essential for them to do something in order to change their society. By installing a federal government individuals in the U.S. made it clear that they were unwilling to allow governmental forces from issuing unfair policies and that they wanted government as a whole to have limited powers.

Even with the fact that Americans wanted to install a federal government, they were well-acquainted with the fact that such a system would make it difficult for states to be kept close together and focused on having the government's powers limited. This meant that many values promoted in the past came to be appreciated once more in spite of the fact that the nation had just experienced a revolution.

The nation was torn between loyalists and revolutionaries and this meant that people needed to reach a common agreement with regard to how change was going to take place across the country. The fact that many American citizens wanted to preserve a series of laws previously issued in the colonies made it difficult for revolutionaries to continue to focus on reform as the only solution to the country's problems.

Thus, people across the country started to concentrate on influencing others that it was essential for the country to experience progress regardless of the strategies that it used in order to do so. Robert Morris was probably one of the most imposing individuals who took action during the Confederation. His financial expertise enabled him to devise clever agendas meant to assist both a federal government and the masses in cooperating without experiencing any trouble.

He focused on improving taxation programs and on assisting the government in controlling debt with the purpose of helping the country recover from the conflict that it had just experienced. In spite of the fact that he devised many helpful strategies for the U.S., Morris is also considered responsible for further damaging the country's economy as a result of preventing other individuals from standing alongside of him as he shaped the country's economy system.

It is difficult to determine Morris' exact plans with the Confederacy when considering that he founded troops from his own pocket and that he did not hesitate to borrow large amounts of money in an attempt to secure his position in the state. While it seems that the Constitution was easy to devise when considering that general attitudes in the U.S.

focused on encouraging reform, the truth is that there have been a series of controversies at the time when it was issued and that many individuals were forced to compromise concerning their principles. Anti-federalists in particular felt that the Constitution was in disagreement with their plans because it provided the federal government with too much power while states were left with.