George washington in his response aims to shine the light on how if actions related to shays rebellion aren't stopped at once it will become a snowball effect and lead to America's turmoil. He believes that if some farmers feel this compassionate about how the government is being ran something must be wrong and needs change. During the time period of Shays’s rebellion George Washington was already in retirement, but he had a reputation from before of being a military leader in the American revolution
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compelling diction in order to persuade the people of New York State. He starts his passage with “...unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government” in order to hint that another formation of a new government under the same Articles of COnfederation would end in failure. Hamilton’s stance for a strong central government is clearly shown after his first sentence. He is able to place doubt into
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The Articles did have notable successes. However, its eventual replacement by the Constitution, suggests its strengths were outweighed by its weakness. Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the Confederated Congress allowed settlements in Northwestern Territories to establish a structured blueprint for self-governance and admission to the Confederation with Ohio becoming the first state formed under it. In addition, the ordinance provided for protection of civil liberties, promotion of education
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Under the Articles of Confederation, America’s first national government was too weak, which had serious ramifications. Congress could not tax its citizens, which caused severe financial problems, and the power of the states hindered Congress from effectively controlling rebellion and averting tension between America and other countries. Congress’s weakness has roots in America’s experience with British rule. The Articles of Confederation prevented Congress from collecting taxes, which caused financial
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Do you know how the constitution guards against tyranny?A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. The constitution for the us was wrote on June 21, 1788 in Philadelphia at the Convention.Tyranny is the cruel and oppressive government or rule. The Constitution guards against tyranny by using four important practices: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and by ensuring representation of
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They say that he "looks to old" to run now. When he was it power he wasn't old compared to the people we have in power now. And he was not a small man by any means. He stood at 6'3. Next to him stood John Adams while he was giving his speech. John Adams stood at 5'6. That is a noticeable difference when standing in front of a crowd. It was reported that he had his saber(a ceremonial sword) on him. He must have made for a very strong looking figure. This speech set the tone for a country that just
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Madison was the fourth president of the United States and is known as the Father of the Constitution. He helped to build the U.S. Constitution in the late 1700s. James Madison created the foundation for the Bill of Rights, and later on was President Thomas Jefferson's secretary of state. He also served two terms as a president of the United States. Madison was born in 1751 and grew up in Orange County, Virginia. He was the oldest one out of 12 children. Madison’s father, James, a successful planter
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national army or navy, no system of courts, each state could issue its own paper money (which was used as IOU's), states could set tariffs on trade in between states, one vote was given for each state no matter the size of its population. Under the Articles of Confederation the government was nearly powerless, because of this powerlessness it caused for economic recession, a larger national debt, shay's rebellion
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The Articles of Confederation was adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777 and ratified March 1, 1781. The result was thirteen states in a “firm league of friendship.” The articles resulted in a loose confederation of sovereign states. Lacking an executive branch, the Articles of Confederation formed a weak central government. As a result, most of the power was left to the states. Most powers were given to Congress, including the authority to make treaties, coin money, and maintain
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Despite the concerted efforts of Patrick Henry and all of the rest of the Anti-Federalists, James Madison had succeeded in sponsoring the Bill of Rights and preventing the nation from suffering the consequences of a second constitutional convention. The first two amendments put forward by Congress fell short of ratification and were discarded. Thus, we have a Bill of Rights with 10 amendments. Over the more than 225 years since ratification, the Bill of Rights has assumed greater and greater importance
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