Any amendment required unanimous consent of the states. The Articles of Confederation created<span> a </span>national government<span> composed of a Congress, which had the power to declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians.</span>
The Consitiution. Inflamed by the king's stonewalling of their appeals, the Founders embedded the right to petition into the Constitution by way of the First Amendment.
