The missionaries influence became an important stepping-stone in the transition toward westernization. Now, Hawaii was officially "westernized": socially, through the "work" of the missionaries, politically through the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, and economically through over-dependency on the sugar industry. The actions of these events, as well as their results, were the main proceedings that prove Hawaiians did not adopt western ways, but instead were forced to conform to them. Hawaiians did not understand this concept of land ownership and because of their lack of knowledge in western policies they were quickly taken advantage of. So we should ask ourselves, is Hawaii picture perfect culture really as unique and diverse as it says it is, or was our history so tainted by societal pressures of the United States
Under the Articles of Confederation its powers included conducting foreign relations, settling disputes between states, controlling market values, regulating trade and so on. It purposely did not give the national government all the power in fear of tyranny like in Britain. Economically and Socially, although the United States desired an effective government, they comprised an ineffective government because there was no president, the U.S. wasn’t able to pass taxes and laws, it had no army to protest the nation, it had a weak government, and it had no courts to settle problems between states. So in the end, the Articles of Confederation proved to be both inadequate in economic conditions, foreign relations and other aspects. Thus, these political, economic and social factors all contributed to the reasons why the Articles of Confederation couldn’t provide an effective form of government.
Why the Articles of the Confederation Failed: Although the newly formed thirteen states all had a strong state government, one of the many reasons the Articles of the Confederation failed was because of their weak national government. Each of the thirteen states all had state representation and officials, however the recently independent America was lacking a stable national government to keep their nation functioning as a whole. Another unavoidable reason that the Articles were unsuccessful was because of the thirteen different forms of currency that America had adopted. The states all printed their own, different, types of money, none of which were alike. This led to confusion relating to exchange rates and trade, the states all had difficulty trading or buying off each other because of their difference in pay.
The American Revolution did not satisfy the colonial goals for civil, political, social, and economic rights; however the Constitution did. All the American Revolution did was drive the British out of America. With the British gone the Americans had the ability to strive for civil, political, social, and economic rights, but the Articles of Confederation became an obstacle in their path to their rightful goals. During the American Revolution the American people wrote a lot about what they wanted to accomplish and attain. In Document A, the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms, it is written that the American people feel they have been wronged by England because their rights are restricted and wish for these basic rights to happiness and such.
According to Wallace, this view stems from the disregard of many inconvenient truths during his administration. The largest example the author uses to illustrate the repugnant actions of President Jackson is Native American removal. Even before he became president, he worked to acquire Native American land for the United States as treaty commissioner. In his time with that position, he gained large areas of land that would grow the United States. This would seem like an honorable achievement for the country, but Jackson and his fellow commissioners did not always use fair tactics when negotiating with Native American tribes that refused to give up their homes.
This controversy resulted in massive disputes over boundaries between states, and these arguments were not easily resolved at all, due to the lack of a judicial or an executive branch in the Articles of Confederation. Without a central judicial court to work out national quarrels and determine the boundaries of a state, the central government that consisted solely on Congress, could only plead that states make compromises about their western claims. Unsurprisingly, the suggestions of Congress did little to persuade the states to give up their important lands. John Jay summed up the inefficiency of this system of begging provided by the Articles of Confederation in a letter to George Washington in1786 where he
White men were also afraid of the different ideas these peoples were bringing. Most of these ideas were revolutionary, many of these people had came from oppressing countries and wanted freedom, but we saw those ideas as a danger for our government. Attitudes held toward Native Americans, Cubans, and Filipinos were different because for the Indians the U.S tried to “Americanize” and “civilize” them by separating them and out-lawing their tribes, and for the Cubans and Filipinos the U.S just simply denied their entrance to the country and did all they could to get them out of the country. All these attitudes were based on one thing only, the idea of white superiority. These ideas and attitudes held towards these people influenced actions taken during this period tremendously.
They did this to “modify and address the failures of the Articles of Confederation” (Callahan 34). Although there were many weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and they might not have provided the most effective form of government, the articles helped lay the foundation for the new government of America that we have today. The central government was too weak to govern, with no chief executive, no national court system, no power to regulate interstate commerce, no military, no national currency, and it was difficult to pass laws. According to Callahan, the Founding Fathers believed the Articles needed to be replaced by the U.S. Constitution because they needed the nation to function as one united country and not as thirteen small and unorganized nations. The Articles of Confederation was just a start to what made our nation how it is
The Europeans were also very individualistic. Each family had their own land, house and other belongings and did not feel it was their responsibility to give to those less fortunate than them. Initially the Indians viewed the Europeans as a means of trade for things they needed. They were willing to show them how to use the land, and share with them their knowledge, and experience .The Europeans on the other hand saw the Native Americans as primitive and savage. The Europeans felt they could be easily tricked and would in fact make good slaves.
The Constitution Brooklyn Main HIS 115 January 19, 2014 Richard Coop The Constitution addressed many of the complaints of the Declaration of Independence, some not as directly as others, but all were addressed in some form. Included in these complaints is that the laws passed by the King did not help the colonists. The First amendment protects the good of the people, there by addressing this issue. There was also the matter of the Kings refusal to protect the colonists from their enemies. The second amendment gave the colonists the right to bear arms, allowing them to protect themselves.