How did the US not completely disolve/get taken over/fall into

>>2273585
>How did the US not completely disolve/get taken over/fall into civil war in the first 10 years of existing?
It almost did, even after the Constitution was implemented. Look up Shay's Rebellion, Whiskey Rebellion or violence related to the Jefferson-Adams Split. It's amazing that it almost took 80 years for a civil war to break out.

>What could they have possibly been thinking when they drafted this piece of garbage?
State's rights.

>>2273632
The security of the nation was threatened by literally just angry farmers.
And State's rights are bullshit when you're represented by the wealthy of your state
and 13/13 lmao

>>2273585
>What could they have possibly been thinking when they drafted this piece of garbage?

They wanted the Americas to be a federation of independent countries instead of a big state tyranny.

>>2273585
Well getting nations to give up there sovereignty is hard. So many of these states only gave up their sovereignty when they were convinced that the feduration couldn't work.

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Can the articles of confederation be viewed as the present day EU and the coming European Federalized Islamic State?

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>>2273585
Federations are cancer, glorious anglo-saxon union when?