Benedictine Confederation

US I Research Paper- Semester I From the settling of English citizens to the New World in Jamestown, Virginia, or the settlement of pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Early American people endured battle, victory, and hardships. They were an underdeveloped society who fought to claim land that was not rightfully theirs, and would become close to succumbing to foreign countries and one very close to them, Great Britain. Through steady and great defiance, the Early Americas developed a…

American Social Issues and Revolutionary Ideas “The distinction between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders, are no more. I am not a Virginia, but an American,” Patrick Henry declared in his 1774 speech at a meeting of the First Continental Congress (“Patrick”). This rhetoric illustrates the sense of society Americans felt. According to Gordon S. Wood in “Rhetoric and Reality in the America Revolution,” there is a link between American social issues and Revolutionary…

while "Anti-Federalists" wanted a weaker central government. This is very different from the modern use of "federalism" in Europe and the United States. The U.S. Constitution was written as a reaction to the Articles of Confederation, under which the United States was a loose confederation with a weak central government. However, the modern American usage of the word federalism is now much closer to the European sense. As the power of the Federal government has increased, some people see a much…

Madison lost his bid and was not elected back into office. Madison returned home to take duties of a planter. Two years later he was elected in to the Continental Congress where he was recognized for his power. James Madison knew the Articles of Confederation were flawed and feared the government would not be able to win the war. He believed a stronger government could protect the United States. As he attended conventions, he took the lead for the Federalist on arguing why a constitution should…

Book Review The book “The Presidency of George Washington” by Forest McDonald mostly concentrates on presidential organizations. It talks about how the presidency of George Washington was one of the most significant events in the history of the United States of America. Also, it discusses social factions, national opinionated politics, war debt, and the regulation of the state and federal governments. McDonald, proclaims that, the office of president may have not existed today if not for…

This essay is going to succinctly discuss and analyze the American Constitutions begin with the articles of Confederation and then the Current Constitution of the United States of America. The United States of America has operated under two constitutions. The first constitution was known as articles of confederation which came into force from 1st march 1781 when Maryland ratified it. The American constitution replaced this earlier version when it was ratified by New Hampshire on 21st June 1788…

Ratifying the American Constitution in 1788, was the start of creating an effective national government. The process, however, was not easy considering the issues that arise, especially with the Founding Fathers. They believed to govern unified people that possessed virtue and natural aristocracy they would govern the country in the public’s interest. However, that did not happen automatically due to the illogicality views of not only the Founding Fathers but the state representatives. The…

The Articles of Confederation is the predecessor of the United States Constitution. It set up how the Federal government were to be ran. It included implementation that the US, was it’s own nation. The Articles took effect in 1777. The document was a total of thirteen articles. It also established that the states would be broken up into their own governments. The Articles of Confederation had a lot more weaknesses than strengths. It gave much power to the states. This was not good for the…

The Founding Fathers on rights: Comparing the Federalists’ and Anti-Federalists’ views on rights, and what ended up in the Bill of Rights. In the year 1776, America was at the threshold of nationhood. There was debate and discussion about every aspect of this project because this new nation was a chance to change the things that the Founders disliked about the British rule. One of the divisive issues, was the necessity of the Bill of Rights. America was founded despite the fact that the…

During the 1790s, amongst many reasons, opposition regarding the proper use of federal power and attitudes toward Britain and France created the first political parties in America--the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Members of the Federalist Party included Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison, and John Marshall. George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. The Democratic-Republicans included Samuel Adams, Elbridge Jerry, Patrick Henry, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee, George…