Answer:
1. The war was still going on. Therefore, getting things done was difficult. Also, the states had different laws and different interests. One big problem had to do with control of the frontier lands. States bordering the frontier wanted to expand their territory. States along the seaboard wanted all the states to benefit equally as new territory was settled.
2. The British Stamp Act of 1765 forced the American colonists to buy a tax stamp for many purposes. Stamps were required on all legal documents, playing cards, and even newspapers. The colonists were greatly angered by the act.
3. The petition sent by the First Continental Congress to King George proclaimed that the English Parliament couldn't pass laws without the consent of the colonial government.