Regarding the government's request for assistance from the colonies for imperial wars, official were ___ dismayed by what they perceived as the colonists' selfishness. Great Britain sent General Edward Braddock to the 13 Colonies as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in America, but failed to find allies among the indigenous peoples, while the leaders of the 13 Colonies did not cooperate with him either. Over time, the increase in taxation in the Colonies by the British crown, and the discontent in the Indians over the war with France, angered the Colonists because of the problems that these facts caused them.
The Confederation was unable to meet its obligations because it did not have the authority to pass tariffs or to order the states to pass tariffs. As a result, it faced trade problems with countries and among states, war debts, and a weak economy.
