Question

in 1790, the united states was heavily in debt from forming the executive branch. forming congress. trading with great britain. paying for the american revolution.

Explanation:

The American Revolution (1775 - 1783) required significant financial resources for military operations, supplies, and maintaining an army. After the war, the newly - formed United States (by 1790) still had debts from financing this revolutionary conflict. Forming the executive branch and Congress (under the new Constitution) was more about establishing a government structure rather than a major debt - incurring event. Trading with Great Britain could involve economic transactions but was not the cause of the heavy debt in 1790 compared to the cost of the American Revolution.

Answer:

paying for the American Revolution.