A strong government ensures stability and safety to its citizens by providing just laws, a financially secure nation, and a strong military. The fifty-five delegates who attended the convention knew that an efficient political system and basic civic rights were needed to make the US grow. Yet, the creation of a new constitution, a new government during those four months between May and September of 1787 truly produced a miracle. Miracle at Philadelphia, written by Catherine Drinker Bowen, narrates the events at the Constitutional Convention. Alexander Hamilton was an essential character that played a pivotal role in the creation/ramification of the constitution and the formation of the convention. Without Hamilton’s drive to make the convention possible, the United States wouldn’t be where it is today.
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Hamilton was a firm believer that their was a need to revise The Articles of Confederation and a convention was necessary. For instance, Bowen states, “For the ensuing seven years, Hamilton never stopped driving and pushing for a convention. He wrote letters private and public, made speeches, published a series of newspaper articles entitled ‘The Continentalist’-” (Bowen 8). Hamilton stated the evident faults of The Articles of Confederation such as, its non-existent branch to enforce the laws, no one to interpret them, and the Congress had no power to force the states to do anything against their will (Bowen 8). With his persistent persuasion on the need to gather to discuss these issues the convention was able to convene. At last, because of his efforts New York sent three delegates to the convention, Hamilton included. Hamilton not only contributed to the commencement of the convention, but hey played a key role in the ratification process as well.
Hamilton was a firm believer that their was a need to revise The Articles of Confederation and a convention was necessary. For instance, Bowen states, “For the ensuing seven years, Hamilton never stopped driving and pushing for a convention. He wrote letters private and public, made speeches, published a series of newspaper articles entitled ‘The Continentalist’-” (Bowen 8). Hamilton stated the evident faults of The Articles of Confederation such as, its non-existent branch to enforce the laws, no one to interpret them, and the Congress had no power to force the states to do anything against their will (Bowen 8). With his persistent persuasion on the need to gather to discuss these issues the convention was able to convene. At last, because of his efforts New York sent three delegates to the convention, Hamilton included. Hamilton not only contributed to the commencement of the convention, but hey played a key role in the ratification process as well.