Members of the same country (the Confederacy wasn't recognized - it doesn't count as a separate country) were making absolute war on one another. It was brother fighting brother.
Locke believed that it was necessary for the people to dissolve their government whenever it became tyrannical; for instance if a small group of elite people were making decisions without the consent of the electorate. This was highly influential to Jefferson and the Founders prior to the American Revolution.
It was a time of relative peace when people felt free to travel and trade
All people could see the laws.
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1. The Epic of Gilgamesh
2. Noah and the Flood
3. Manu and the Magic Carp