The colonist who were so used to being taken advantage by the King and England wanted to make sure that the new government in the new country could not abuse their power like King George III. In the Declaration of Independence many of the grievances against the King are used to form the new government in the Constitution that prevents the new government from being able to perform these same grievances on its citizens. One direct influence is that the colonist were weary “of the dangers of a tyrannical, overpowering government” (Conceived of Compromises: Creating the U.S. Constitution 8), which led them to have a balance in power with checks and balances by dividing up the government into three branches. During this time the King had not allowed
