The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
<span>Charles A. Beard, an American historian of the early 20th-century, used those exact words in his most famous work, 1913's An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. In this book, he argued that the Constitution was crafted mainly because the founding fathers of the country were invested in protecting their own financial holdings.</span>
Japan began its invasion of China in 1931. The Japanese military had their way over the armed forces of China, and occupied parts of China important to their war aims.
According to Jackson, in order for the national government to "be worth defending", "<span>The national government must protect people's rights and property," since Jackson viewed himself and his administration as being for the "common people". </span>
