The declaration of independence did not create the United States of America in 1776; it was created in 1787 by the Constitution. The Declaration of Independence created the articles of the Confederation which in the end, the Constitution replaced. This Declaration stated that the colonies were now independent and free in America, rather than shackled to the British Empire.
With the thirteen colonies free from Britain and with the creation of the Articles of
Confederation, these colonies became sovereign independent states. The Constitution unified the states of America, which up till then, were acting like independent nations neighboring one another. The creation of the Constitution was the result of many mounting problems with the
Articles of the Confederation including: a lack of …show more content…
Washington was known by many to be a military man and great note taker; he was intelligent without being educated. Nevertheless, he was able to run the First Cabinet of the United States by treating it like the military and delegating the most important jobs of the Nation to Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. They were able to handle domestic and foreign affairs of the Nation while George Washington could be the figurehead.10 The founding fathers were fed up with the issues of the Articles, so they started to communicate with one another, and from these communications formed the base of the
Constitution. Once the founding fathers agreed that in order to accomplish their dreams of a union, they realized there was no way to fix the Articles without replacing them. They began trying to broaden the states’ idea of centralized government. The quickest way to accomplish this was to change the meaning behind the American Revolution which would ultimately result in a change to the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence said that
With the thirteen colonies free from Britain and with the creation of the Articles of
Confederation, these colonies became sovereign independent states. The Constitution unified the states of America, which up till then, were acting like independent nations neighboring one another. The creation of the Constitution was the result of many mounting problems with the
Articles of the Confederation including: a lack of …show more content…
Washington was known by many to be a military man and great note taker; he was intelligent without being educated. Nevertheless, he was able to run the First Cabinet of the United States by treating it like the military and delegating the most important jobs of the Nation to Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. They were able to handle domestic and foreign affairs of the Nation while George Washington could be the figurehead.10 The founding fathers were fed up with the issues of the Articles, so they started to communicate with one another, and from these communications formed the base of the
Constitution. Once the founding fathers agreed that in order to accomplish their dreams of a union, they realized there was no way to fix the Articles without replacing them. They began trying to broaden the states’ idea of centralized government. The quickest way to accomplish this was to change the meaning behind the American Revolution which would ultimately result in a change to the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence said that