The tax that the British parliament was imposing was too high. All high value goods were imported. the people that come the the new land was seeking freedom from the British.
The structure of government under the Articles of Confederation is well explained by the Articles of Confederation gave more power to bigger states than to smaller states.
The United States system is well driven by the set of rules and principles set by the legislatures who are always providing the best of knowledge to enhance the states capacity to cope with different situations across time and generations.