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Life and Views of a Western Farmer In the Late 1780s State of the Union After the Revolutionary War, the United States was in a state of economic chaos. Depression and inflation were prevalent as a result of the war. Established trading patterns were in disarray. The Congress had no power at this time under the Articles of Confederation. In the thirteen states, where power was centered, the separate currencies were in shambles. The United …

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…or disdain for the Constitution simply by looking at the working conditions and locations of the people. Generally, poor farmers and working class people abhorred the idea of a strong federal government while the wealthy merchants, bankers and lawyers supported these concepts. Bibliography Davis, Kenneth C., Don't Know Much about History, Avon Books, N. Y., 1990. Miller, John C., The Federalist Era, Harper & Row, Inc., N. Y., 1960. Szatmary, David P., Shay's Rebellion, University of Massachusetts Press 1980.