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Excerpt from The Three Great Compromises of the Constitution: A Thesis The laws forming the basis Of such a union could not, from the circumstances of the case, result from usage, nor could they be statutory, since there was no common legislature in which to enact them. Hence, the constitution defining the form of the government and limiting its powers must be the work Of a convention authorized by the colonies to make such a bodv Of laws, which, when ratified' by the several colonies, should be the supreme law of the land. After several vain attempts to form such a union, the evils of oppression and the dangers of war awakened the country to the pressing need of concerted action, and the Articles of Confederation were adopted as the first step toward a national government. While the nation was engaged in the struggle for its existence, the defects of the Confederation escaped the notice of the people. Although its provisions had in many instances hindered and thwarted the successful prosecution of war. Yet, with all its faults, it was of substantial aid in bringing the war of the Revolution to a successful close. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.