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title: "Why did the 13 colonies want to set up a federal system of government?"  
description: "Why did the 13 colonies want to set up a federal system of government?"  
author: "agustina johnson"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40650/why-did-the-13-colonies-want-to-set-up-a-federal-system-of-government  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did the 13 colonies want to set up a federal system of government?

Why did the 13 colonies want to set up a [federal system](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38027/what-is-a-federal-system) of [government](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51300/what-are-the-4-theories-of-government)?\
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