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Once upon a time, in the Americas, British colonists were settling in the east of the land. Due to imperialism, there was a conflict between the British and the French on who owned the land. Therefore a war started, called the French and Indian war. After a long and hard battle, Britain won. They got land from present day Canada to Florida. Because the colonists were British, they were allowed to stay in the British territory, although they were not allowed to claim land beyond the Appalachian mountains. Everything was well until the British had to pay their debts because of the amount of money they spent on the war. To get back the money, they started to heavily tax the colonists. Colonists did not like this. The colonists dreamed of a day …show more content…

If the new United States were to continue with the Articles of Confederation (articles that made states independent and also had a central government with little power) then the nation would dissolve. So, after many arguments, the constitution was made. This constitution gave rights, it gave liberty, and it gave freedom to all who had suffered under the British monarchy and it would keep people free for generations and generations to come. This key item made such significance because those who had suffered under corrupt ruling, by the British, were finally free, they finally could say something and use their god given right. And this constitution supported them, and gave them a life worth …show more content…

They had finally gotten independence. But, starting a new country involved many hard tasks, that was especially hard because no one was willing to cooperate for the better good. Everyone wanted to benefit their state only. So, they made the Articles of Confederation. This made each state like and independent country, only having a government to keep them to keep them united, so that if for example, a war were to come, they would ally with each other. This turned out to be a terrible decision and bad for the country to the point where the union was dissolving. With little powers, the government could not do much, causing them to go in debt. No state was willing to contribute the better being of the government nor other states. James Madison, along with others, thought of the abolishment of the Articles of Confederation and James Madison created the

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Articles of Confederation was the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.” The Articles were needed after the United States won war. There was no unity among the country. They used the Articles as their set of rules. There were many important people that had to do with the constitution.

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