People have the right to overthrow a government that violates their rights.
Because of widespread fear of a strong central government at the time they were written and strong loyalties among Americans to their own state as opposed to any national government during the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation purposely kept the national government as weak as possible and the states as independent as possible. However, this led to many of the problems that became apparent once the Articles took effect.
Answer: France
Explanation: Louisiana and much of the UA at the time was purchased in what was called the Louisiana Contract by Thomas a Jefferson from a France. I believe the price was 3 million dollars.
