As soon as this point became clear, it was seen to be necessary to
throw the Articles of Confederation overboard, and construct a new
national government. As was said above, our Federal Congress is not
descended from the Continental Congress. Its parentage is to be sought
in the state legislatures. Our federal government was constructed
after the general model of the state governments, with some points
copied from British usages, and some points that were original and
new.
QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT.
1. What are the reasons for reserving the Constitution of the
United States for the concluding chapter?
2. Circumstances that favoured union of the colonies:--
a. The origin of their inhabitants.
b. All the details of their civil government.
c. The ease with which they understood one another.
d. Their common dangers, two in particular.
3. Earlier unions among the colonies:--
a. The New England Confederacy,--its time, purpose, and
duration.
b. The French danger, and plans to meet it.
c. The Albany Congress,--its nature and immediate purpose.
d. The Stamp Act Congress.
4. Committees of correspondence:--
a.
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