The Constitution was not the Unites States' first established government. After the colonists won the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation were written as the United States' first independent government. The articles didn't last long. They were soon replaced by the Constitution; which is still in effect today. The men who wrote the Articles of Confederation still had the Revolutionary War burned freshly into their minds. Their fear of having a government similar to that of England's led to some very significant weaknesses in the document. However, the Americans' fear of a dict…
