Politics began to play a larger role in the lives of American colonists during the beginning of a growing country. After the drafting of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the country was faced with the problem of creating a process for governing the states. The Patriots were concerned about forming a centralized Parliament, as in Britain, because power was being abused by the rich. Initially, the vision was to vest governing authority in the states and leave minimal power to a national union. But as the years passed and conflicts arose, the need arose to create a national government using the United States Constitution as a model. The goal of the document is to find out what led to the formation of the United States Constitution. First, it is important to explore the historical milestones, between 1781 and 1789, that explain how state and federal governments evolved. Second, it is essential to understand how these milestones influenced Congress in drafting the United States Constitution. In the initial stages of creating a government, Congress required each state to build a republic that would be a “government in which the people elect their representatives” (Isemann, Amstutz, 11). There were two views on how to design a state republic. First, strong democratic patriots recommended a unicameral or “one-chamber” legislature, whose members were elected by the people” (Lapsansky-Werner, Levy, Roberts, Taylor, 134). Some states, such as Pennsylvania and Georgia, have accepted this plan. The other view was to vote for a strong governor and form a bicameral legislature that is “a governing body with two houses – a Senate and a House of Representatives” (Isemann, Amstutz, 11). The idea was to have a counterweight of power with the House represented by co...... middle of paper ......utz, American Government: National Level, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2007James C Kelly, 1998 and Graham T. Dozier, 2010. The Story of Virginia, online http://www.vahistorical.org/sva2003/credits.htmLand Ordinance of 1785, The Robinson Library, online http://www.robinsonlibrary. com/america/unitedstates/1783/1783/1785.htmNorthwest Territory, History of the United States, online http://www.us-history.com/pages/h487.htmlPrimary Documents of American History, Library of Congress, online, http ://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/northwest.htmlSpoils System, History of the United States, online http://www.us-history.com/pages/h326.htmlArticles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, The Constitutions of the several independent States of America, 1783, Early America Online Archive http://www.earlyamerica. com/earlyamerica/milestones/articles/