The articles of confederation
Thomas Jefferson
the national government could not tax the states and or pass federal laws
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES sets forth the nation's fundamental laws.It establishes the form of the national government and defines the rights and liberties of the American people. It also lists the aims of the national government and the methods of achieving them.
the american revolution
The purpose of the Constitution was to limit the national government by specifically enumerating the powers it had, leaving the power in the hands of the American people and the individual states.
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The purpose of the Constitution was to limit the national government by specifically enumerating the powers it had, leaving the power in the hands of the American people and the individual states.
During the American Revolution, the national government was known as the Continental Congress. It was established in 1774 and served as a governing body for the American colonies, coordinating resistance against British rule and eventually declaring independence in 1776. After the war, the Continental Congress transitioned into the Confederation Congress under the Articles of Confederation, which governed the newly independent states until the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1789.
The American Revolution cost the federal government a lot of money, but they had no way to pay those bills. Therefore, the new constitution allowed the federal government to collect taxes to pay those debts. Economic chaos in the nation in plato
The Articles of Confederation were the first national government after the Revolution. They were flawed so were eventually rewritten as the constitution.
The French government had helped fund the American Revolution.
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