The formation of the United States Constitution was stupendous for our countries history. The Individual liberties, rights and characteristics that identify the United States among the rest of the world. These rights and freedoms drafted out in the Constitution aimed to protect each residents equally and fairly. On July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment became part of the United States Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment gave a renewed sense of desire and vision to people that were oppressed
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James Madison, born in 1751 in Orange County, Virginia, was America’s fourth president, he served from 1809 - 1817. He wrote The Federalist Paper, with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton. Many people referred to him as The Father of The Constitution because of his major contributions to the ratification of the Constitution. James Madison was the oldest of 12 children. In 1762 he was sent to a boarding school. When he returned home, his father got him a private tutor because he was concerned about his
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The constitutional convention was called on in may of 1787 to address strengthening the power of the central government that the Articles of Confederation introduced. The Articles created a weak central government with more given to state legislatures. Problems arrived from this proposition as the federal government could not conduct foreign policy, because of the inability to enforce law that the states favored. For example after the war british goods flooded the u.s market, but the confederation
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The U.S.S. constitution was an beautiful ship around the around late 17 hundreds. This ship was a highly engineered ship. Made by the fellow craftsman, designed by Joshua Humphrey, and with some help of Thomas Jefferson helping out with the copper fittings for the ships. The ships designed was made to protect merchant ships for trade and to protect American power. With the conflict between France and Britain both of them would attack our merchant ships and to turn our sailors to help them fight
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America Under the Confederation The Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation were written by the Congress in 1777 and was formally consented four years later, and they intention was to balance the powers after the War of Independence. The national government consisted of a one-house Congress, no president, and major decisions had to be approved by at least nine states. The only powers that the national government was able to do was declaring wars, conducting foreign affairs, and signing
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1789- George Washington Becomes President George Washington became the first president of the United States in April 1789. Washington was not planning on becoming president after the Constitutional Convention. His plans were to live a quiet, mellow life in his Virginia estate called Mount Vernon. The news reached him on April 16, 1789 that he was the unanimous choice for the first president and he accepted, leaving his estate two days later. He made his way to New York City to take the oath of office
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The United States was young and still finding its identity. It made many mistakes and molded itself after the only form of government it really knew, Federalism. A Federalist government was not what the country needed. The Articles of Confederation limited the powers of a central government out of fear and caution of an all-powerful central government. This all changed in 1789 with the implementation of the Constitution. Powers originally left to the State (i.e. the people) were shifted to a Federal
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George Washington Shaped America into Greatness Amanda Villeso American History Mr. David 4-24-17 “Give me liberty or give me death”(“Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” Speech.”). George Washington definitely applied this saying when fighting in the Revolutionary War. Washington being called the Father of His Country has done many wonderful things for everyone. Being the leader of the Patriots, he had lived a successful and long life. Thomas Jefferson said “On the whole, his character
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Samuel Adams: Adams helped formulate resistance to the Stamp Act and played a role in organizing the Boston Tea Party. He was a second cousin of U.S. President John Adams, and a signee of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Adams served as a legislator of Massachusetts from 1765 to 1774. Among his accomplishments which like similar entities in other towns across the Colonies proved a powerful tool for communication and coordination during the American Revolutionary War. Adams became a democratic
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“Land of the free, home of the Brave”. In 1776, the United States officially became a country. 11 years later, the constitution was formed. The constitution breaks the powers of government up into three different branches: the legislative that makes the laws (the President and the Cabinet), the executive branch that executes the laws (the Senate and House of Representatives), and the judicial branch that interprets the laws (the Supreme Court). It also sets up a system of checks and balances (ensuring
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