“There are four things, which I humbly conceive, are essential to the well-being, I may even venture to say, to the existence of the United States as an Independent Power:
1st. An indissoluble Union of the States under one Federal Head.
2dly. A Sacred regard to Public Justice.
3dly. The adoption of a proper Peace Establishment. And,
4thly. The prevalence of that pacific and friendly disposition among the People of the United States, which will induce them to forget their local prejudices and policies... and to make those mutual concessions which are requisite to the general prosperity.”
— George Washington, Circular Letter to the States, 1783
Which of the following developments under the Articles of Confederation most directly prevented the national government from achieving the goal of "A Sacred regard to Public Justice" through the payment of public debts?
- The requirement of unanimous state approval to amend the Articles, which blocked proposed national import duties.Cevap
- BThe refusal of the federal government to assume the debts of individual states, which led to widespread local inflation.
- CThe partisan divide over creating a national bank to absorb public debt and issue a standardized currency.
- DThe decision by the Continental Congress to levy heavy direct taxes on the colonies before the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.