Between the years 1607 and 1766 the colonies were governed by British law, to the colonist there were many flaws in the rule but one which could not be overlooked would be the absence of "unalienable rights". ... When the path grew clearer that independence would be a definite in the near future the colonists were left with one issue, a new form a government. ... The problem with these new set of laws was that the alliance was too loose. ... Along with the bill of rights there was a need for a constitutional conference and a better proportion of representative majority to pass laws. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Since this was almost impossible, there always being two sides to everything [a pro and a con], changing the Articles to eliminate the ideas that did not function properly was near impossible. ... It could not regulate commerce, so what resulted was thirteen colonies with different taxations and tariff laws. ... It promoted unity in that Congress would now regulate all interstate and foreign commerce; this eliminated many disputes since there was a simple majority rule to pass laws. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

America had the raw materials, and was unwilling to abide by the hated laws of England, only allowing England and no other country to use them, this made smuggling to the colonist unusually common. ... As the time for revolution came nearer and nearer, the colonies became less and less dependent upon the British Empire, and more dependent upon themselves and other countries. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The money collected by the Stamp Act was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains. ... These made the British make many new laws and acts on the colonists over time. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another major cause of the French Revolution was the near collapse of government finances. ... The teachings of 18th-century French philosophers and continental writers on law, such as Emmerich de Vattel, as well as the theories of John Locke, were implicit in the colonial arguments based on the theory of natural rights. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Anne Hutchinson challenged the Puritan status quo by claiming her own interpretation of the bible but that was considered heresy by Puritan law and she was banished from the Bay Colony. ... By 1776 tensions were high and Thomas Jefferson had penned the Declaration of Independence which all but assured a confrontation with Britain in the near future. ...

• Word Count: 1091
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