How successful was the Republic in implementing the goals of the Revolution?

I am going to assume that this question is referring to the American Revolution and the time period immediately thereafter.  The early republic met the goal of not creating an unresponsive central government.  The Articles were quite weak and left most of the power to the state governments.  However, the Articles also failed in that they did not provide for the governance of the nation.  The new nation had no way to pay its war...

I am going to assume that this question is referring to the American Revolution and the time period immediately thereafter.  The early republic met the goal of not creating an unresponsive central government.  The Articles were quite weak and left most of the power to the state governments.  However, the Articles also failed in that they did not provide for the governance of the nation.  The new nation had no way to pay its war debts, and each state only wanted to repay what it regarded as its fair share.  The government could not pay the soldiers, many of whom came back after the war and immediately thereafter lost their farms due to taxes and debts.  The new nation lacked the direction it needed in order to survive on the world stage.  The Founders ratified the Constitution in order to provide a national system of governance while still safeguarding individual liberties and states' rights through the first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights.  The Constitution represented the Founders' attempt to balance order and freedom in order to create a functional country.