Critics of the Articles of Confederation argued that it was far too "weak" in the sense that it didn't give the federal government enough power over the states. This became especially evident after Shays' Rebellion, which proved very difficult to put down.
The Duke of York owned Delaware before the English took it. (:
The church of England became the official church of the nation under whose reign?
ELIZABETH I
He was a Federalist, Democratic-Republican, a National Republican, and then later part of the Whig Party.
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