Answer:
They were trying to establish a national government.
Explanation:
Each state was powerful in itself, but they really wanted all 13 to work together to form a national government. This is also where the Articles of Confederation came in. it gave citizens a closer tie with their state governments and granted few powers to the central government.
The Code of Hammurabi, (or Codex Hammurabi) is a set of 282 laws
and penalties devised by the Babylonian King, Hammurabi, in
approximately 1700 BC.
