"<span> The American colonists believed that all men were created equal. They also believed that they had certain unalienable (guaranteed) rights that had been violated. These were </span>life<span>, liberty and the </span>pursuit of happiness<span>."</span>
Iron, ivory, gold, and salt were common goods
In 1787 delegates from the thirteen states convened in Philadelphia to replace the unwieldy Articles of Confederation with a Constitution to endow the federal government with sufficient power to hold the country together. This short document, which was a result of both high idealism and low political horsetrading, has survived a Civil War and the massive expansion of the country to become the oldest constitution in the world. The Constitution itself, however, merely describes the functions of the federal government. It was left to ten Amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, to protect individual freedoms.
IDK if i am right but i would say the puritans as they wanted to get rid of the catholic rituals because they wanted to be pure. hope i helped tho
