C. The three-branch system established a strong central government without giving too much power to any one group.
The colonists were used to a strong central government, like England's, but they were afraid of tyranny, like with England. Once they had independence, they created a strong government because it was their custom, but they instituted a system of checks and balances (with three branches) to prevent any one person or group of people from gaining too much power.
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Things that led up to the battle of Lexington and Concord include the French and Indian war, Britain taxing America, The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act, and The Intolerable Acts. This also includes the Boston Tea Party and things such as the Continental Congress, the Townshend Duties, and Sons of Liberty.
The steam engine enabled more automation of industry, providing more power to produce things such as cloth, which was also aided by the invention of the spinning jenny.