A New Government

     Today in class we started to go over the first steps of becoming a new nation. The colonists just won their independence from Great Britain and now they are free. So, they first had to figure out how they want to handle this new government. So, in 1777, the Second Continental Congress meet to discuss what they want to do. They first set up the Articles of Confederation which gave the people a basic understanding of their right and the power of the government. This became the foundation of the government which they would build upon. Also during the Second Continental Congress, they named the colonies the United States of America. Finally, they set up a diplomacy, trade, and free travel between the states. They did have some issues though. They said each state had its own laws, money, and their own trade. So, Alexander Hamilton said we should have a strong national government with a national bank and collect taxes. But Thomas Jefferson said we should have a strong state government and that the states should deal with their own affairs.