When representatives of the thirteen newly-independent states met in Philadelphia in 1787, they faced a great challenge: How to revise the existing Articles of Confederation so as to empower the central government to protect the states from foreign powers
When representatives of the thirteen newly-independent states met in Philadelphia in 1787, they faced a great challenge: How to revise the existing Articles of Confederation so as to empower the central government to protect the states from foreign powers
一七八七年，刚刚独立的十参州的代表在费城集会之时，他们面临了一个巨大的挑战：如何修订现存的「联邦条款」以赋予中央政府权力，保护各州不受外来势力及其他州的侵犯。