"The Continental Congress, which governed the colonies through the war, was dominated by rich men."" ... "The southern lower classes resisted being mobilized for the revolution. ... The colonies were already governing themselves with a degree of independence. Economically, the colonies had already developed trading relationships with other countries and smuggling happened regularly. ... Eventually, the 13 colonies would change into the America of today, with more equal rights and a more democratic government. ...

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Following the Revolutionary War, many tribulations arose in the newly independent thirteen colonies. ... The Articles of Confederation was finished in 1777, but was not completely ratified by all the colonies until 1781. ... The delegates asked each other, "Should a voteless slave of the Southern states count as a person apportioning direct taxes?- The Northern states believed that slaves should definitely count as a person in census counts, but the Southern states disagreed. When asked if "a voteless slave of the Southern states should count as a person for representation in the House of ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The American Revolution was also a mean of change as ended two centuries of British rule from 13 colonies and created the modern republic of United Stated of America. The main reason the colonies started rebelling against "mother England" was the taxation issue. The colonies debated England's legal power to tax them and, furthermore, did not wish to be taxed without representation. ... These two important instances of bloodshed seved to evoke the spirit of American patriotism all over the colonies. ... Slavery had changed Southern society so much that the North and the South no longer ...

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In May 1787, delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia for the purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation. ... Representation - the southern states with large slave populations wanted all of their slaves counted for representation purposes. ... Southern states lowered their demands and settled on the three-fifths compromise. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Articles of Confederation was the first documentation of the beginning structure of the United States government, which held together the 13 colonies who had just fought in the Revolutionary War. ... The states could set their own tariffs on foreign imports, and they could set trade deals (Southern states with tobacco, etc.) with foreign nations. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate