The Confederation Congress did not have an executive branch, responsible for implementing federal laws. It also lacked of power to regulate trade. Apart from that, it lost the respect of other nations because it was unable to solve problems. An example of this is the dispute with Spain about the border of Georgia and navigation rights on the Mississippi river.
to fund the war, the country was under financial hardship
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The United States wanted to stop the influence of communism.
In the year 1914, the U.S. congress passed the Harrison act. This act taxed and regulated the importation, distribution, and production of cocaine and opiates. This Harrison Act or also known as the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act was a federal law in the United States which was proposed by the representative of New York, Francis Burton Harrison and this act was approved on the 17th of December, 1914.
