America was “in transition” when the articles of confederation were ratified. what was it striving to do at that time?

America was trying to get its own identity.Under the Articles

of Confederation, the thirteen states in the union enjoyed a high level of independence; each functioned like a country of its own. A very weak federal Congress yoked the states together.Though Congress oversaw the country’s foreign affairs and regulated its currency, its power was severely restricted by the fact that it could not enforce its regulations or consign troops.These powers, like most powers in the union, belonged to the state governments, and for this reason the process of acting as one nation in foreign affairs was slow and arduous.

after the roman empire, the catholic church began to unify by taking on many duties of a government.

during both period congress passed law restricting the civil liberties of american citizen that meet with the overall public support is the one statement that explain the rate scare of the 1920 and 1950 is very similar