<span> The Constitution, as it was adopted in 1788, stated that </span>senators would <span>be </span>elected<span> by state legislatures.</span>
Although the Second Continental Congress had take on the functions of a central government, it really had no power to do so. The only thing that made Congress a central government was the fact that the necessities of war gave its decisions popular support.
Coastline,rivers,and low elevation
<span> "Rip Van Winkle slept through the American Revolution. King wanted to stir his audience to not sleep through the revolution he was leading."
source: </span>http://gicoaches.com/rip-van-winkle%E2%80%99s-leadership-lesson-from-martin-luther-king/
Sons of Liberty merchants started to boycot British goods. That has cut the American purchases from England by 50% effecting British merchants dramatically.
