1. According to Ellis’s preface, what is so phenomenal about the founding of the United States? The founding of the United States is phenomenal according to Ellis’s preface. The reason being is because they fought and won against the most prime army and navy which was Britain. But, that wasn’t the only factor that made the founding of the United States phenomenal. The United States suddenly becoming a frame work of a unified nation and a well-constructed national government are truly unbelievable. The US is now the oldest lasting republic in all of history, with a political system and traditions that have been around for years.
2. What is the paradox of the revolutionary era?
The revolutionary era has a paradox. The North American continent and geographic isolation gave a great amount of advantages. The paradox is that the constant bickering back and forth used to justify secession from the British Empire, also weakened the governing law of any national government able to oversee a population. Also, it undermined establishing uniform laws that unified the thirteen sovereign states. Not only did it unify the thirteen sovereign states, but also three or four specific geographic and economic regions. …show more content…
What are the criticisms of the Constitutional Convention? There are multiple criticisms of the Constitutional Convention. One of them was that the Convention was extremely illegal. The reason is because they were supposed to follow orders of trying to fix the Articles of Confederation not to replace them. Also, their meetings were done in private and very secretive. There were also fifty-five people who were in charge, but they didn’t represent one another as a whole. Lastly, the southern people who were in charge, used the money to assure that slavery wouldn’t be taken away south of the
2. What is the paradox of the revolutionary era?
The revolutionary era has a paradox. The North American continent and geographic isolation gave a great amount of advantages. The paradox is that the constant bickering back and forth used to justify secession from the British Empire, also weakened the governing law of any national government able to oversee a population. Also, it undermined establishing uniform laws that unified the thirteen sovereign states. Not only did it unify the thirteen sovereign states, but also three or four specific geographic and economic regions. …show more content…
What are the criticisms of the Constitutional Convention? There are multiple criticisms of the Constitutional Convention. One of them was that the Convention was extremely illegal. The reason is because they were supposed to follow orders of trying to fix the Articles of Confederation not to replace them. Also, their meetings were done in private and very secretive. There were also fifty-five people who were in charge, but they didn’t represent one another as a whole. Lastly, the southern people who were in charge, used the money to assure that slavery wouldn’t be taken away south of the