DBQ: Ratifying the Constitution Directions- Read all the documents answer all the questions and the essay on loose-leaf. Historical Context: Today‚ over 200 years after it was written ad ratified (approved)‚ most Americans think of the US Constitution as something almost sacred. We assume that this great document has always been honored and looked up to. This is NOT true. When it was written in 1787 and submitted to the states for ratification‚ it set off months of fierce and often bitter debate
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significant action being an incident in Sheffield in late February‚ where 30 rebels were wounded (one mortally) in a skirmish with government troops. The rebellion took place in a political climate where reform of the country’s governing document‚ the Articles of Confederation‚ was widely seen as necessary. The events of the rebellion‚ most of which occurred after the Philadelphia Convention had been called but before it began in May 1787‚ are widely seen to have affected the debates on the shape of the
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of European governments. He has corresponded with Samuel Adams‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ Patrick Henry‚ and Thomas Jefferson. He is convinced that a strong government headed by a king is and has been‚ the curse of mankind throughout history. Under the Articles of Confederation‚ Thomas’s law practice has prospered‚ but he is concerned over the inflated value of some colonial currency. Thomas Abraham Clark is a ... A. Federalist B. Anti-Federalist C. Undecided Thomas Abraham Clark is best categorized
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The United States Constitution overcame the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and provide for the organization of the new government. In the 1780’s‚ the United States created their first formal government after the colonists won the Revolutionary War against the British. The Articles of Confederation is a unicameral legislature where all states have a single vote. The Constitutional Convention is a bicameral where the House of Representatives has votes towards population‚ and the senate has
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The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution are two contrasting documents written by the Founding Fathers. The documents are very different from one another yet they share a few rare similarities. The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation prompted Congress to scrap them and begin again with the Constitution. Not all problems were solved by the Constitution‚ but they were significantly reduced. In any case‚ the Constitution‚ the foundation of America‚ has stood for centuries with very
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a functioning and fair way to elect public officials proved to be a difficult task for the founding fathers. They attempted to find a way to balance the power between individual states and the national government. This was eventually laid out in Article II‚ Section 1 of the Constitution‚ which made the Electoral College the form voting system the United States uses to elect the President and Vice President. There are people in present day society who firmly believe that the constitution is still
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"No taxation without representation!"; "These are the times that try men’s souls."; "Give me liberty or give me death!" All are famous phrases that sparked the American Revolution. The Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the creation of the Articles of Confederation represent the American colonies’ first attempt to become a nation. This development was tentative at best‚ but ultimately led to success. Fundamentally the Declaration of Independence is at the same time a statement of
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“From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government.” This statement is quite bold considering that the Articles lasted only eight years. In some ways this form of government was effective and in some ways it was not. It did provide the newly formed American colonies with the means to govern themselves in the manner that they wished to be governed and set the rules for operations of the United States government. On the other hand‚ it was ineffective
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one nation. In 1777‚ the Continental Congress wrote the Articles of Confederation‚ which became known as the first official government of the United States. While this new form of government had multiple achievements‚ it also had many failures‚ which eventually led to its replacement with the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation was a very influential document and greatly impacted the history of the United States. While the Articles of Confederation is often noted for its many flaws‚ it
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to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution had to address the complaints that were in the Declaration of Independence. Then it had to make a decision on the Great Compromise. The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution had some similarities. They were both official documents of the United States. They both were laws of the United States. The difference is that the Articles had flaws that needed to be fixed. The Articles of Confederation was ratified in
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