<span>The close ties between the church and the state in Massachusetts
did not help the government, but rather hurt the government. Although the Church
and the government had close ties with each other but still it was not right
for the church to have a say in the government. Church would always want the
members of their religion in the government and that would have a negative
impact on the government and people as a whole. General people’s ideas would
not find importance if the government was controlled by the church. </span>
The Continental Congress established a new national government after gaining independence from Britain so each of the 13 new states would know what their powers were and what the powers of the national (central) government would be. The ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION served as the basis of the new national government.
