What 7 docs did the Americans look to when creating a new government?

There may have been some statutory (codified laws) that were adopted, but more broadly, America adopted much of the English Common Law. This is law that developed though the decisions of courts on...

They had just fought a war to break away from Great Britain. They fought to break away from a strong central government. They did not want to have a strong federal government because they feared that...

The English Bill of Rights and Magna Carta. These were the only two because England had limited the power of its kings and queens in two documents.

The English Bill of Rights and Magna Carta. These were the only two because England had limited the power of its kings and queens in two documents.

A weak central government with most of the power at the state and local levels