Constitutional Convention
1787
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia between May and September in 1787. The group wanted to address the problems that the country faced under the Articles of Confederation, which had led the nation to victory over Britain in the Revolutionary War. While the convention had been called to revise the existing form of government, many of the delegates chose to create a new government, like James Madison and Alexander Hamilton.. George Washington was elected to govern the meeting. Seventy delegates were appointed to attend the Constitutional Convention, but 55 could be there. Rhode Island was the only state to not send any delegates. The men began to debate over different drafts, like the proposed Virginia Plan by Madison. In the end, the United States Constitution was adopted on September 17th, 1789, and then was …show more content…
The Americans objected to this restriction and the impressments of their sailors. During the war, both countries suffered many losses, and the Americans even saw their capital burned down in 1814. Because the British were still in the Napoleonic Wars, they began defensively. But after those wars were over, they began to fight back more aggressively. Before the war began, William Henry Harrison won the Battle of Tippecanoe, and Native Americans were convinced they needed British support to prevent Americans from pushing into their lands, and aided British troops over the course of the war. The Americans at the time were prideful over victories, like the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, and began to call this the ‘second war for independence’.The negotiation to end the war was the Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24th, 1814. It established the status quo, and the situation turned back to their relations prior to the
1787
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia between May and September in 1787. The group wanted to address the problems that the country faced under the Articles of Confederation, which had led the nation to victory over Britain in the Revolutionary War. While the convention had been called to revise the existing form of government, many of the delegates chose to create a new government, like James Madison and Alexander Hamilton.. George Washington was elected to govern the meeting. Seventy delegates were appointed to attend the Constitutional Convention, but 55 could be there. Rhode Island was the only state to not send any delegates. The men began to debate over different drafts, like the proposed Virginia Plan by Madison. In the end, the United States Constitution was adopted on September 17th, 1789, and then was …show more content…
The Americans objected to this restriction and the impressments of their sailors. During the war, both countries suffered many losses, and the Americans even saw their capital burned down in 1814. Because the British were still in the Napoleonic Wars, they began defensively. But after those wars were over, they began to fight back more aggressively. Before the war began, William Henry Harrison won the Battle of Tippecanoe, and Native Americans were convinced they needed British support to prevent Americans from pushing into their lands, and aided British troops over the course of the war. The Americans at the time were prideful over victories, like the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, and began to call this the ‘second war for independence’.The negotiation to end the war was the Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24th, 1814. It established the status quo, and the situation turned back to their relations prior to the