Power was mostly in the hands of the states and the federal government was one house of congress with representatives from each state. ... In a letter to George Washington in 1786 (Doc 5), John Jay expressed his fear in attempt to convince Washington that change was needed within the government to prevent an uprising. ... Like John Jay, Joseph Jones wrote George Washington a letter with the purpose of convincing Washington that congress needs to have the power to tax the states so that soldiers would be paid (Doc 2). ... The land west of the Appalachian Mountains, north of the Ohio River and e...

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