Answer: The northwest passage
Explanation: in the 1500s through the 1600s explores were looking for a passage through north America to Asia
A variety of reasons. The ongoing debate about federal power had tipped to the side of the 'Federalists,' for one thing. But also, and perhaps more importantly, the practical experience of the nation during the War for Independence had demonstrated that, without a stronger federal government, it would risk failing in its 'grand experiment' of republican self-governance.
The answer is strong governments in towns and villages, and a relatively weak government.
