It is the duty of every man, though he may have but one day to live, to devote that day to the good of his country. —Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry was important to our country because he played in a lot of roles like he was the vice president for president Maddison. He also played a role in the continental congress in 1776. He graduated from Harvard to be a merchant. He died while he was in office at the age of 70. Even though he had a family and all he made a lot of hard choices and worried about
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George Washington changed the world by becoming the first president of the United States of America. He served in the Revolutionary War, he was the general of the war. It lasted eight years where his army lacked food. He never gave up on his army. In 1783 the British and the British Congress. They thought they needed someone to lead the United States so they chose George Washington to lead us. George Washington positively impacted the war because he was General of the Revolutionary War. He was
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As the first president of the United States, George Washington had a lot of responsibilities, but when it came to the end of his presidency he still had many things to tell the citizens. Washington decided to write an address to warn the citizens of what dangers might threaten the nation and what to do to protect them from division and war. George Washington wrote about staying together as a nation, staying neutral, and following the rules in the constitution and why these three ideas will help our
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The United states constitution overcame the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and provided for the organization of the new government. In the 1700’s, in the thirteen original colonies, the Americans won the Revolutionary war, and they decided they needed a government. The Articles of Confederation is what the continental congress made a plan for as a whole. The constitutional convention was ran by the legislature which caused the great compromises. The constitution was written by delegates
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are three main differences between the Articles of Confederation and the current Constitution? a. One main difference between the Articles of Confederation (AoC) and the current Constitution was that there was no judiciary branch and because of the federal government couldn’t enforce its laws which allowed states to interpret these laws freely thus causing disputes between states which was Congresses power at the time. But in the Constitution under Article III the Judicial branch was established
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The American nation evolved politically because in 1787 the Federalist Party conquered the American politics from the constitutional convention. During the constitutional convention the Federalists supported of the new government construction. During this time a newspaper conflict took place and Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote political papers supporting the Constitution. As a result their writings were powerful enough to cause the constitution to be ratified. Hamilton was determined
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Federalist No.15 was written by Alexander Hamilton. The paper is written to address the issue on how we needed a stronger federal government and how it would be a good idea for the Union. Hamilton gives examples such as how “We have neither troops, nor treasury, nor government” in which is important for a strong nation and government to have and how without these it can affect the Unites States badly. The United States should have a stronger federal government if it is to prosper. Hamilton puts
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Reviewing the Past One of the most revered documents in American history is the Declaration of Independence. It is with this simple combination of parchment and ink, that the thirteen original colonies started the American Revolution. The document set forth the ideal role of government by describing how God intended governments to work. However, the government’s objective of continuing the founding ideal of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” has wavered over time. During the last two
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Introduction In us history the antifederalist were those who oppose with the constitution in 1788 and the federalist were those who want the constitution because they want to give freedom to the people. The debate happen because the federalist wanted the constitution but the antifederalist didn’t want. For make this happen both need to convince New York. The both teams started to send letters to New York trying to convince it. Federalists and Anti-Federalists were the staunchest opposition politicians
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When Europeans first started colonizing North America, they settled in the modern-day southern state Virginia. However, when The United States declared independence, the Northern colonies had a much larger population than the southern ones. In this essay, I will explore the question “What were the push and pull factors that caused more European colonists to settle in the northern colonies instead of the southern ones during the 17th century?” to find out why the population distribution was so unequal
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