... commerce was nonexistent, and the country lacked centralization and leadership. In place of a president, individual sovereign states ruled. Like France, the United States government lacked an adequate taxing system. Because of the missing Executive Branch, the Congress had no power to collect taxes, and therefore had no money. Donations from states were all they could rely on, but they were scarcely given. For example, upon receiving ... , leave. The humiliation the United States was receiving from these countries could only hint at the need for change in the government. A strong governm...

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