Chapter 7 of the course text characterizes the opening years of the newly formed United States as “a period of trial and transition” (p. 198). Identify and explain four distinct and specific political, economic, and/or social tensions that occurred in the early years of the United States in the early years of the nation, from 1783 to 1815, that contribute to the characterization of this period of trial and transition. The trials and transitions that you discuss must be domestic (not related to foreign policy or foreign nations). For each tension, be clear in distinguishing the tension from the others, describing specifically what occurred during the time in question that demonstrated the tension, and explaining clearly how the tension constituted a trial and/or a transition for the newly formed nation.

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One political tension during the early years of the United States was the debate over the Bill of Ri... View the full answer