What do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? Would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? Why or why not?

The biggest challenge facing newly independent countries is the challenge of political stability and keeping the country united, this is because newly independent countries often became independent as a result of bloody wars that resulted in an unstable enviroment and political feuds among conflicting factions.

For leaders to prevent his from happening, they would have had to be assertive in their goals and in the form of government that they feel would have been convenient for the newly independent country.

it wanted to boycott trade with enemy nations.

he believed that congress would be better not dealing with "lobbyists", or people who seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue, since historically, they had problems with these kinds of people. he thought lobbying produces benefits, but should be carefully monitored.