History

History Affiliation History The making of the United s was not an easy task, as it required the commitment and sacrifice of some patriots to ensure that the dream of a gaining independence was achieved. There was a Committee of Correspondences, which was the American colonies way of maintaining communication lines in the years that came before the revolutionary war. The first committee of Correspondence was formed in Boston in 1764 as a means to encourage opposition to Britain’s stiffening of customs prohibition and enforcement of American paper money. In 1774 to 1789 a Continental Congress was created, which was a reaction to the Britain government on the colonies where they responded to resistance to new taxes. The Continental Congress comprised of 13 American colonies and after some time the United States.
The external pressures from France, England, and Spain played an integral role in the making of the United States in the sense that they were challenged by their success, as they were free from colonies. Therefore, the United States came up with the articles of confederation, which served as the first constitution. The Articles of Confederation even when they were not yet ratified provided international and domestic legitimacy to direct the American Revolutionary war by the Continental Congress (Berkin, 2012). Although ratified by the thirteen states the Articles were not sufficient, which led to the making of the United States Constitution that would govern all the states. However, Antifederalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution. They did not succeed as the Constitution was ratified in 1789 and was established as supreme law. The constitution was not sufficient enough as it was amended twenty-seven times where the first ten amendments are the bill of rights that are given to every citizen in the United States.

Reference
Berkin, C. (2012). Making America: A history of the United States. Boston: Wadsworth.