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U.S. History Chapter 6 “Blueprints and Birth Pains” 1783-1800 Introduction ● New country with new problems – No real government – No sound financial system – No true foreign friends ● Had to find a form of government Introduction “They came up with a system of governing the new country that has since become a true wonder of the world.” ● Why might this book call the U.S. government “a true wonder of the world”? U.S. Constitution ● Oldest (or second ● Shortest constitution oldest) constitution in in the world: the world: 223 years – 4167 words (w/o ● In comparison, signatures) France has had – 4618 (w/ signatures) seven constitutions – ~7000 (w/ in the past 164 amendments) years! ● Longest is Indias: 117,369 words Making the Rules ● America was led by the Continental Congress using the Articles of Confederation. – The States would be friendly to one another. – The states would cooperate when they wanted to (mutual interest) ● In reality they functioned like 13 little countries, somewhat like the EU (but less organized). Making the Rules ● What does a government need to have to function well? – Authority – Money ● The Congress basically did n