The articles of confederation reflected the principle of federalism because it
divided power between state and national governments
mandated a new constitution for the state governments
allowed the national government to abolish the states
required states to obtain permission to pass any laws

americans had many intangible advantages. well since the british fought a war far from home military orders, troops, and supplies sometimes took months to reach their destinations, and the british had an extremely difficult objective. they had to persuade the americans to give up their claims of independence, americans had a grand cause: fighting for their rights, their independence and their liberty. this cause is much more just than waging a war to deny independence.