Benedictine Confederation

represent the whole country. Many of the delegates were afraid of giving a central government too much power, because they believed it would be no different than having a king. Very soon after the American revolutionaries completed the Articles of Confederation, they realized that the documents were inadequate to the task of unifying a diverse group of newly-independent colonies. A debate thus ensued, between the Federalist side, led by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and the…

Anti-federalists believed that each state should have an independent government with more power than the national government, so it can’t get overpowering like the government in England. Most of the Anti-federalists were people of low or medium class, because they felt the Federalists idea of government would be populated with wealthy men, giving them little to no say in what happens in the government. Many of the Anti-federalists wanted there to be a Bill of Rights, to state all of their…

After winning the Revolutionary War, America felt the need to move forward and create a proper government system to run a country, regard to that, the nation has created a framework for governing by adopting the Constitution. George Washington - the first president of the United State is, in my opinion, is the greatest president in America history. Washington has been known for his strong leadership and has set many important precedents that become the tradition to be followed. Besides the…

When considered within the context of the weak Articles of Confederation, the political divide between those who wanted a strong central government and those who wanted a weak central government played a key role in the 1780s in the United States. However, this disunity was not a crisis, but a catalyst for a debate and conversation that would center around the political ethos of the country. Many philosophies came out of this new conversation, with the most polarizing one being Federalism. Many…

In the book, by the author Carol Berkin “A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution ”, analyzes the United States’ memorable progress in 1786, which was a few years after their independence was claimed. The author essentially explains how the Constitution was established, and who was involved in constructing it. Berkin also discusses in great detail the different attributes and the life’s of the founding fathers that influenced what our nation is today. Berkin’s purpose is to…

The anti-federalists feared that the central government would become too powerful and that if the government would commit an infraction on the states’ rights. The Federalists were in agreement with the constitution. The federalists were wealthy, well educated and were unified by the thought of higher power. The leaders of the Federalists included John Adams and Alexander Hamilton both yearned for an effective constitution. In contrast, the Anti-federalists were generally farmers and anybody that…

The Constitution was born from the acrimonious debates relating to the structure and the future of the US. Basically, the debates create two opposing sides. The first side was federalist, while, another side was their opponents, anti-federalist. Basically, both sides work under the role of the national government and their missions are the interest of local communities. In fact, federalists and anti-federalists work on a totally different land. Actually, the anti-federalists who argued that they…

Among the 13 states that had declared independence from great britian, the articles of confederation was the document that organized a perpetual union. On March 1, 1781 and March 4, 1789, the rticles were in effect,when they were superseded by the constition of the United States of America. Then the Articles set up a national legislature that are raising an army and navy, declare war and negotiate treaties, borrow and coin money, run a postal system, and handle relations with Native Americans.…

The Articles of Confederation provided a short term government but not one that was long lasting, or had the ability to be long lasting. America's first constitution was very much flawed and was going to be very difficult to fix. The purpose of the Articles was to be able to have a government right after America declared independence from Britain. The authors of the confederation were very much scared of a strong central government because of what Britain had done before. The Articles of…

The Us Constitution is the central law for creating a country. In America, the constitution found the entire system of American society. Before constitution was created, there was a period of history. First, the Articles of confederation was the original version previously. After the declaration of independence, the Articles were created to govern the states in the US. The Articles governed states for numbers of years.(Weatherman, Donald V. Development) However, the federation of the…