Most states had learned that having a strong central government was a mistake.
B.
Small and large states came to the Constitutional Convention agreeing on how to set up a congress.
C.
Lessons learned in setting up state governments were helpful in setting up the United States government.
D.
None of the state constitutions contained guarantees of personal rights and freedoms.
They resisted most of the new taxes for the fact that they didn't have representation in parliament. Taxation without Representation was their motto.
They wanted some say that in what type taxes were being placed on them and why.