The American Revolution activated while the beginning of the end of salutary neglect commenced around 1763 with the Sugar Act of 1763, but keep in mind it was not the only factor. England the controlling country over the colonies of America started to rely on …show more content…
The Constitution was written at the Constitutional Convention which was held from May 25 1787 to September 17 1787. It took a lot of compromise and the party that feared tyranny was insured safety by the Bill of Rights which protects our basic freedoms. It took a while for the Constitution to get ratified not really because of the different views and compromises but because of the distance between the colonies. One of the biggest reasons for the replacement of the Articles of Confederation was Shays rebellion the people realized at that point that they need something that would protect our borders but also top the chaos from within the borders. In 1789 our government as we pretty much know it today was written out in a 4,500-word