North American immigrants in American federalism

(3) The spiritual belonging of North American immigrants.

Because each state is an independent whole. Before independence, North American immigrants thought that they were both subjects of the British king and citizens of the colony. After independence, their basic and lasting loyalty is still to their own colony, and now it is a country. Although the concept of "American" is accepted by most people in the North American colonies, the concept of "country" in the minds of North Americans is vague and has not been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In many people's minds, "country" is just a symbol and a flag. The real political entity is the state government rather than the country.

(4) The earliest United States was born when thirteen local governments independently resisted British colonial rule.

After six years of leadership by the Confederate government, Americans have become accustomed to the independent exercise of various powers by States, and regard this independence as the embodiment of democratic tradition.