One way the Fourteenth Amendment shows that the Constitution
is superior to state law is that the fourteenth amendment introduces the
citizenship law in the amendment’s first section which is made to put limits on
state laws and power and also for the protection of civil rights.
Multiple reasons. Firstly, Britain (a world-wide power) was setting humongous taxes on imported and exported goods. (As in the 'Tea Party' the Americans rebelled by throwing the tea into the sea). The colonies were irritated by this whole control, and wanted more power and say in what taxes were put on them.
