Why Was It Difficult to Set Up a New Government

question 98

Multiple Choice

Why was it difficult to set up a new government in post-Revolutionary America?

• A) Each of the thirteen sovereign states had their own unique form of government.
• B) Few people wanted to serve as political leaders.
• C) Economic problems after the war complicated the situation for the new nation.
• D) The various states had little experience with self-government and were confused about how to proceed.
• E) There was much unity in the new nation but not many ideas about how best to govern.

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