UN Resolution 687 was passed.
I think it was mercantilism but I also think it was the triangle trading system
Answer:
No, I don't think the US would be here today because the Articles of Confederation made the federal government incredibly weak and many laws wouldn't have been able to be passed since all 13 colonies had to agree. Also, the leaders wouldn't have been able to change the tax amount which caused immense chaos and might've led to the destruction of America as we know it.
Explanation:
The main answer to this is that peasants, and/or subjects feared what would happen to them if they disobeyed tax collectors, or powerful people within the government.