EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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protect the individual rights of citizens
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establish independence from Great Britian
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Create a stronger central government
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provide a method for territories to become states
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Detailed explanation-1: -A chief aim of the Constitution as drafted by the Convention was to create a government with enough power to act on a national level, but without so much power that fundamental rights would be at risk.
Detailed explanation-2: -A strong central government could represent the nation to other countries. It could also control individual states that would not cooperate with the rest. Federalists also believed that a strong central government could best protect individual citizens’ rights and freedoms.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Articles of Confederation had tried to unite these self-governing states. The Constitution, by contrast, established a strong central, or federal, government with broad powers to regulate relations between the states and with sole responsibility in such areas as foreign affairs and defense.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Constitution also gave the federal government more power over money and taxes. The new system of government allowed Congress to control interstate commerce and barred states from creating their own coined money. It also granted the federal government the power to tax individuals.