Many factors influenced the birth and development of Estonian statehood, factors such as its earlier history, the prevailing legal order, the activities of the Estonian national movement, as well as the concept of the power of a nation, and its sovereignty, which had taken root among liberal intellectuals by the beginning of the 20th century.
Eesti riikluse teket ja arengut mõjutas nii tema varasem ajalugu, õiguskord, eestlaste rahvuslik liikumine kui ka 20. sajandi alguseks liberaalsete intellektuaalide hulgas kinnistunud arusaamad rahvavõimust ja rahva suveräniteedist.