What three issues did congress have to resolve in creating a national government?

In creating a new government, a Continental Congress wrestled with three issues: The first involved representation in Congress of different-sized states. Congress decided that each state would have one vote. The second had to do with how power was dis­tributed. In approving the Articles of Confed­eration, Congress created two levels of govern­ment. The national government had the power to declare war, make peace, sign treaties, borrow money, create a postal service, and deal with Native Americans. State governments retained many other powers. The third concerned land west of the Appala­chian Mountains.