Benedictine Confederation

In the early days of American history, many of the founding fathers took precautions while writing the Constitution. The reasons these precautions were taken was so that the people of the United States wouldn’t be oppressed because of any amendments or rules. There were many opinions on why/why not the constitution should be supported. However, the Constitution was altered so that we would be truly and undeniably free from oppression. Federalists and anti-federalists have many good and…

Katie Beal Mr.Kreimer Government 13 October Patrick Henry I’m Patrick Henry and I am an Anti-Federalist because I am strongly against the Constitution. I didn't like the fact that it didn't have a Bill Of Rights for the states, and I feared that it gave the government way too much power. I thought that it would trample the rights of the states. I opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and I now I am opposing the ratification of the constitution. I am ashamed to see that…

Hi Nadja, I think today we can hardly imagine a time when the Executive Branch was second in command to Congress, but based on what we learned in the last section, that is actually what the framers had intended. Remember how it was still fresh in their minds that they had emerged from under a monarchy and they intended to never experience that again? Also, that many delegates refused to attend the Constitutional Convention? That was because they had no desire for a centralized government and…

But he soon realized that the Nation under its Articles of Confederation was not functioning well, so he helped create the steps leading to the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitution was ratified, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington President. He did not infringe…

At the outbreak of the American Revolution, the Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union in 1777 in order to keep all thirteen states united. However, the Articles of Confederation proved to be weak in the long term, as Congress had almost no power and could not enforce any decisions, as states had supreme power. Because the nation was in danger of collapse, delegates from five states attended the Annapolis Convention in order to discuss trade issues between…

John Adams was the second president of the United States of America. He was a very honest, independent man who wanted to keep his country safe and out of war. Adams had a major influence on our country, but most of it had already been begun by our first president, George Washington. Some of his immense accomplishments are signing the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, and avoiding the unofficial Quasi War. Adams was born on October 30th, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts (Biography of John…

How Did The Constitution Guard Against Tyranny? We all know the story of how the 13 colonies broke away from the British Monarchy. We know of the wars fought by brave soldiers and the deaths that bloodied the very ground we walk upon.We know of the great leaders that lead us towards the road of freedom, But not many of us know at what great lengths those very leaders took to make this new land different from the british Monarchy. In the years after the war ,that lead the 13 colonies free from…

is a National Government, and no longer a confederation. I mean that clause which gives the first hint of the General Government laying direct taxes. The assumption of this power of laying direct taxes, does of itself, entirely change the confederation of the States into one consolidated Government. This power being at discretion, unconfined, and without any kind of control, must carry everything before it.’’ The idea turning what used to be a confederation into a consolidated government is…

Differences in economics, and culture lead to the American Revolution. This lead to the Union and Confederates to both and try to implement what they believe was right. This document was written by William Wheeler in Warren Junction, Virginia, July 26, 1863. He served a Union soldier as a Lieutenant in the 13th New York Independent Battery. War is generally portrayed as a deadly battlefield. However, Wheeler seems to be contrasting himself through his diction and perspective to glorified day to…

When the American Congress finally ratified the Constitution in place of the Articles of Confederation in 1788, a new three-branch government was created. This government served as a compromise between federal powers and state powers, and its system of checks and balances helped prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful. However, the process toward ratification required 9 out of 13 states to agree, and concerns over an autocratic federal power led to the formation of the Bill of Rights.…