Declaration of Independence. It included Great Compromise, which outlined how the states would be represented in Congress. The Articles of the Confederation were drafted between 1776 and 1777 because the Continental Congress had been acting on behalf of Americans without having the authority to do so (Schultz, 2012). “In the absence of a federal government, theContinental Congress had assumed a number of rights and responsibilities, such as creating theContinental Army, printingmoney, managing
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Declaration of Independence. It included Great Compromise, which outlined how the states would be represented in Congress. The Articles of the Confederation were drafted between 1776 and 1777 because the Continental Congress had been acting on behalf of Americans without having the authority to do so (Schultz, 2012). “In the absence of a federal government, theContinental Congress had assumed a number of rights and responsibilities, such as creating theContinental Army, printingmoney, managing
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Revolution was that of a hardy seaman who was promoted over his peers because of his skill and prowess, not his birthright. As a merchant sailor, his actions were consistent with the era. This neither refutes nor excuses his actions. Considering Jones was first 12 when he started his career at sea he was not a slave trader. He did work on two ships that were involved in the trade. He left the business of slave trading out of hatred. Perhaps out of disgust for the mistreatment of the slaves or the gruesome
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Washington's Greatest Challenges Good Morning, Everyone. My name is Jeremy Beltran, and today I will be talking about George Washington. At the time of the American Rebellion Washington was a great leader of the continental army. Following his role as a leader he was elected as the first president of the United States of America. Yet, he had two issues that became his greatest challenges; the military and government development. One of the issues Washington faced was with stock for the military
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Prominent Americans wrote essays and gave speeches to support their positions. You will now follow their example by writing and editing your own persuasive argument either for or against ratifying the Constitution. You will find it helpful to complete this Activity on Argument Writing before you begin. Steps Choose whether to argue as a Federalist or as an Anti-Federalist. Review the lesson to make sure you understand their main points. Using quotes from the Federalist and Anti-Federalist
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which was called the Virginia plan. His plan formed the bases of the constitution. This is why he was called the “Father of The Constitution”. He wrote 85 essays called the Federalist Papers. James Madison wrote the Bill of RIghts, which are the first ten amendments in the U.S. Constitution. The Bill of rights was ratified in 1791. The next year, in 1792 he and Thomas Jefferson created the Democratic Republican Party. When Madison was 43 he married a 26 year old lady named Dolley Payne
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April 19, 1775, the british and the minutemen are at a standoff. Guns drawn and aimed at the opposer. The first shot goes off and they are all in combat. After four hours of fighting the minutemen defeated the British and made them retreat. The cause of the Fight of Lexington and Concord was that the British were coming to Lexington to destroy the supplies that the Patriots had in possession. Paul Revere spread the word to everyone and soon it was half across the states in a couple days. People were
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The early stages of the American Revolution, the British were in a bit of an unstable circumstances with their government. After the British handled the parliament situation they tried to reform the British Empire. The first step of the reform was the Navigation acts. The navigation acts, were a set of acts that restricted ships from navigating from the Britain and to the colonies. The navigation act lasted for over 200 years. After the French and Indian war, on October 9, 1763, King George III enacted
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The Articles of Confederation was our countries first Constitution. It was a black and white agreement drafted by the Second Continental Congress. It was agreed upon and signed by the thirteen colonies in 1781. The Articles were mainly aimed at the state governments. The Articles had many weaknesses, but it also accomplished many things. The Articles of Confederation were able to keep the state together until the Constitution was written. I was because of the Articles that the Revolutionary
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From the beginning of the American Revolution, Congress felt the need for a stronger union and a government powerful enough to defeat Great Britain. During the early years of the war this desire became a belief that the new nation must have a constitutional order appropriate to its republican character. A fear of central authority inhibited the creation of such a government, and widely shared political theory held that a republic could not adequately serve a large nation such as the United States
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