Why did the Constitution of the United Stats replace the Articles of Confederation and how did the Constitution address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? I. The history of our country and the way that we operate ... Second Continental Congress was written down and became the first written constitution: The Articles of Confederation. III. The Articles of Confederation had been created as a Confederate form of government. This meant that it was an alliance of independent states. Each state was sovereign in a Confederate government. The legislative branch had the power in the Art...

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... rights and grievances. Although the hated stamp act never went into effect and was repealed in less than a year, trouble continued. In 1767, Parliament, reasserting its sovereign power, passed an act levying duties on tea, glass, paper, and a few other articles, only to arouse new opposition from the Colonies. In Massachusetts, British ... This resulted in the First Continental Congress, in 1774, which met at Philadelphia's Carpenters' Hall. Twelve colonies sent delegates to discuss how to return to a state of harmonious relations with the Mother Country - not revolution! But radical thi...

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