King John inherited the throne in 1199, where he ruled over the land of England. The nobles were disrespected and treated as lowly peasants. In 1215, the nobles rebelled and decided to write a document known as the Magna Carta. This document upheld the nobles’ rights and …show more content…
In 1776, a year after the start of the Revolution, the Second Continental Congress was held and the delegates drafted the Declaration of Independence, a document that stated Britain’s wrongdoings and declared that the colonies would no longer be controlled by them.
The people held a continental congress in which they wrote up the Articles of Confederation. People did not want a repeat of Britain’s tyranny so they created a system where the national government had very little power. This handicapped the progress of the new country because states could ignore any law passed by the federal government, and every state had their own currency. The Articles of Confederation caused America to plunge into an economic depression.
They soon realized that this form of government was not working, as they decided to do away with the Articles of Confederation. And so, the Constitutional Convention was born. Over 50 delegates were chosen