The Preamble of the Consitution of the United States is a brief introduction and it aims to explain the motives behind its creation, it can be read as follows:
We, the citizens of the United States, create this Constitution in order to establish the laws for the Union, establish a justice system, ensure stability, defend the Union, and promote general wellbeing and freedom for the current population and for future generations.
They removed existing rulers from the conquered lands to ensure they had direct control of their enemies' trade routes. They forced all the people they conquered to trade directly with them, increasing their wealth from the sale of additional goods. They took all conquered people as prisoners and forced them to work as slaves on public works projects. The tribute demanded from conquered peoples provided warriors for defense, as well as food and resources for their own people.
<span>They disliked the act because it brought no taxation without representation.</span>
