On this episode of Our American Stories The American Revolution had created an independent country It had not yet created a government capable of holding that country together Under the Articles of Confederation Congress struggled to raise money regulate commerce enforce its decisions or settle disputes among the states By the s George Washington James Madison Alexander Hamilton and others feared the young republic might not survive unless something changed Larry P Arnn president of Hillsdale College and author of The Founders' Key shares the story of how that crisis led delegates to Philadelphia in intending to repair the Articles
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