... be created. Richard Henry Lee introduced his famous resolution stating " these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states". The Congress then appointed a committee to draft a declaration of independence. Thomas Jefferson of Virginia was given the task to compose the document, and completed his draft in only two weeks. Benjamin Franklin ... the law and the right to participate in the creation of the laws. These teachings still serve today as the basics of democracy for our nation and many others that which have followed. The Declaration of Independence was...

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... freedom of movement was guaranteed, and procedures for the trials of accused criminals were outlined. The articles established a national legislature called the Congress, consisting of two to seven delegates from each state; each state had ... most treaties except those of peace were concerned with trade. The fourth weakness ensured the demise of the Confederation by making it too difficult to correct the first three (Story 49-50). Congress soon found itself ... the constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the exigencies of the Union. As a result the Constitutional Convention ...

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