Protruding from the American Revolution, the solidifying institutions of the United States were left open to new ideas. Men such as John Dickinson began forming ideas of a strong centralized government, ignorant to the effects of the grandeur power abused by Parliament of Britain. Immediately the various states challenged this suggestion and groups of democratic-republicans stressed a loose confederation of states where people were sovereign. These ideals were summarized in the Articles of Confederation, which provided the United States with an effective government from 1781-1789 by suiting republican political ideals for the people, and providing well-rounded socio-economic foundations.
Pre-revolutionary war ideals consisted of John Locke's theory of the masses' unalienable rights, and their power over the government so if necessary, the people can rebel against arbitrary forms of government. …
