The correct answer to this open question is the following.
As a precursor to the articles of confederation, the political rights that Jefferson declared that the United States possessed that are similar to other independent nations at the time were the right to express with freedom, the right of choosing a religion, the right of association, and the right to choose their own form of government.
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman, the founding fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence promulgated on July 4, 1776, were very explicit in declaring the British government aggravations and the desire of the 13 colonies to be independent. Then, the Articles of Confederation were the first form of Constitution in America. A good intent for the 13 colonies to form a nation.
