Critical Problems in American History 1. Merrill Jensen: The New Nation. A History of the United States During the Confederation, 1781–1789. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Pp. xv, 433. £5.00.) 2. Anson Phelps Stokes: Church and State in the United States. 3 vols. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. $25.00.)