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The former colonies feared the power of a strong central government. The states' first constitution, the Articles of Confederation (1781), created a weak central government that didn´t have the power to deal with the nation's problems. In 1787 delegates met in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation

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French suplied arms to defend the colonies from british atacks. In 1778 after british defeat, the french gave the recognition of united states to the colonies. When General Cornwillies surrendered he signed the Treaty of Paris, in 1783.

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After the 7 Years War Britain wanted to get money from the colonies, to cover the war costs and pay the maintainance of the army (that protected colonies). In 1765 Parliament imposed the Stamp Act on the colonies, every printed material had to have a stamp showing that a tax was paid to Britain. That was repealed in 1766, because of opposition and  violence.
Then the Colonies organized the First Continental Congress (Philadelphia, September 1774), members urged the colonists to take up arms and organize militias.
But a fight between colonists and the British Army just started at April 1775 in Massachusetts, then the Second Continental Congress happened and there was created the Continental Army, commanded by George Washington.
On July 4, 1776 that same congress approved the Declaration of Independence (written by Thomas Jefferson) and the American Revolution had just begun.

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After the ratification, the New Congress proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution.
10 were approved and became known as The Bill of Rights.
They guarantee freedom of religion, speech, press, petition and assembly.
= It gave the RIGHT for americans to have guns
To be protected against unreasonable searches and arrests
Trial by jury and protection of property rights

Most derived from the natural rights proposed by philosophes, just as John Locke, so European intellectuals saw the American Revolution as a confirmation of the Enlightenment.
A new age and a better world could be achieved with those ideas.

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Based on Montesquieu's ideas, the Constitution separated the power into 3:
Executive (President is considered the "head")
Legislative (Senate and House of Representatives)
Judicial (Supreme Court and other courts)
They have the power to check or restrain acts of each other.
It may be called a Presidential Democracy

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A Constitution is the system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed
It created a Federal System where power is shared between National Government and State Government

After the ratification by 9 of the 13 states, The Constitution was oficial.

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The important cities that wanted justice were New York, Boston and Charleston

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The 13 colonies did't want to be governed of Britain,as we know Great Britain controlled North America including Canada, but this people were tired of this.

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All this countries evolved sign the independence treaty

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It was a time that Great Britain and France was in discussion because both wanted to have a lot of power

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Spielvolgel (2013). World History & Geography: Modern times.The American Revolution. Retrieved of: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/ssh/book.lesson.do?bookId=GBOPBD8V7SE4BQOSJPRBQQ4HJQ&nodeId=ZT3FFJ7EGLMJE87174FYCZLE4Q