As the result proved, they marked only a very small advance over the existing de facto government, for the constituent States were still too jealous of each other and too hostile to the creation of a central government to form a truly effective government.
Beck emphasizes the challenges of forming a central government due to state rivalries during the early Republic.
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This experience has convinced me that now, more than ever before, there is in England a deep interest in American institutions and their history.
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