Why did the United States need a Constitution after winning the war?
From Rope to Bridge
Why did the United States need a Constitution after winning the war?
The war was won. The fireworks faded. Thirteen states stood blinking in the sunshine, free at last — and then someone asked the awkward question nobody wanted to hear: "Okay... so who's actually in charge now?" Silence. It turns out winning a country is one thing. Running it is another.
At first, the states didn't want a strong central boss at all. They'd just escaped one king and weren't eager to invent another. So they agreed to a loose, gentle arrangement called the Articles of Confederation — basically a friendship pact between thirteen neighbors who promised to be nice and mostly mind their own business.
