CHAPTER 1 How State Governments Formed 4 CHAPTER 2 Making State Laws 8 CHAPTER 3 State Services 16 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Take Action 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24
CHAPTER 1 HOW STATE GOVERNMENTS FORMED Before 1776 the 13 American colonies governed themselves There was no national government Why 4 CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1 5 There was no nation That changed after independence was declared Declaration of Independence
