ods being shipped through that state. The United States had just come out of a war together, but immediately developed rivalry between states. The states in general felt no obligation to preserve the sense of unity felt during the Revolution, and this concord between states was close to forgotten when an individual state’s wealth came into the picture. This seems to exemplify the outlook of the Americans during these times.One obvious example of America not illustrating a struggle for morality and righteousness is shown in America’s reaction to the concepts of “all men are created equal” with “certain unalienable rights.” These philosophies are stated in the Declaration of Independence, and in most states’ Bills of Rights in their state constitutions, and Americans generally not only agreed with these ideas, but also upheld them in highest honor and advocated them zealously. However, the people simply did not practice these principles. Widespread discrimination regarding race, sex, religion, and economic standing were common. This goes to show that Americans were not idealistic.All of the preceding accounts justify the allegation that America in 1783 was more typical of economic self-obsession than characteristic of striving for ethical aspirations and idealism....
