Compare And Contrast Confederation And The Constitution
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The Pursuit of Equality
American Revolution was not a sudden radical change. Rather it was an accelerated evolution.
Separation of church and state began. The "high-church" Anglican Church was disestablished (it stopped receiving tax money) although the Congregational Church continued is established status. The Anglican Church also became known as the Episcopal Church in order to distance itself from its English roots.
To a large degree, life went on as usual—work, church, play.
A change occurred in that with 80,000 Loyalists gone, a large chunk of the conservative wing was absent.
"Equality" was the buzzword of the day.
With many conservatives gone, the door was opened for more equality-minded folks to rule.
Commoners wanted to be called "Mr." and "Mrs.", …show more content…
The compromise agreed to count 3/5 of the slaves as part of the state's population.
The delegates agreed to allow states to halt slave importation after 1807. This measure showed signs of the early anti-slavery movement. But, it was something of a hollow measure—by this time, slavery had become self-sufficient and slave importation wasn't really needed anyway.
Safeguards for Conservatism
The delegates all agreed that a system of checks-and-balances was needed to prevent any one branch from hording too much power. Conservatives also wanted safeguards from the "mobocracy" or mob rule. They put into place such things as…
Federal chief justices were appointed for life, thus creating stability that conservatives liked.
The electoral college created a buffer between the people and the presidency.
Senators were elected by state legislators who were supposedly educated, not by the common
The Pursuit of Equality
American Revolution was not a sudden radical change. Rather it was an accelerated evolution.
Separation of church and state began. The "high-church" Anglican Church was disestablished (it stopped receiving tax money) although the Congregational Church continued is established status. The Anglican Church also became known as the Episcopal Church in order to distance itself from its English roots.
To a large degree, life went on as usual—work, church, play.
A change occurred in that with 80,000 Loyalists gone, a large chunk of the conservative wing was absent.
"Equality" was the buzzword of the day.
With many conservatives gone, the door was opened for more equality-minded folks to rule.
Commoners wanted to be called "Mr." and "Mrs.", …show more content…
The compromise agreed to count 3/5 of the slaves as part of the state's population.
The delegates agreed to allow states to halt slave importation after 1807. This measure showed signs of the early anti-slavery movement. But, it was something of a hollow measure—by this time, slavery had become self-sufficient and slave importation wasn't really needed anyway.
Safeguards for Conservatism
The delegates all agreed that a system of checks-and-balances was needed to prevent any one branch from hording too much power. Conservatives also wanted safeguards from the "mobocracy" or mob rule. They put into place such things as…
Federal chief justices were appointed for life, thus creating stability that conservatives liked.
The electoral college created a buffer between the people and the presidency.
Senators were elected by state legislators who were supposedly educated, not by the common