In January of 1776. Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which argued for the colonies becoming independent states and breaking ties with the British government.
it didn't provide a strong central government. the states acted completely independent of each other. acting for their best interest and not that of the states as a whole.
The newly independent states were joined by the Articles of Confederation before the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation served as the first governing document of the United States from 1781 to 1789, but it was eventually replaced by the Constitution due to its weaknesses in providing a strong central government.
the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Charles Beard argued that the heart of government in the United States started at the municipal level. Charles Beard also argued that history would repeat itself if people were not of a mind to change.
the anti-federalist party
Martin Van Buren
American Revolution
They argued for a strong federal government and that a strong federal gov was the only way to save the country.
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A common wealth of independent states.
In January of 1776. Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which argued for the colonies becoming independent states and breaking ties with the British government.
it didn't provide a strong central government. the states acted completely independent of each other. acting for their best interest and not that of the states as a whole.
the United States needed a national court system when the constitution was written because the states were too independent and they were not acting as UNITED states, and instead as individual states. The leaders discovered that they had to create a strong, central government to create a strong independent country.
It was a series of independent city-states.
The newly independent states were joined by the Articles of Confederation before the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation served as the first governing document of the United States from 1781 to 1789, but it was eventually replaced by the Constitution due to its weaknesses in providing a strong central government.
A voluntary association of independent states is a confederacy.