Declaration of Independence, Shay's Rebellion and Limits of the Constitution
What is the significance of the Declaration of Independence? The Declaration of Independence listed what the people of the 13 colonies believed England was doing wrong to them and presented possible causes for revolution. More specifically, it listed a lot of the wrong doings of King John III, and it gave the colonies the right to go to war with England to seek sovereignty. More importantly, it officially declared to the world the 13 colonies’ independence from England and the crown. Officially declaring independence allowed the colonies to seek foreign aid and form alliances with other countries, such as France. One of the other key elements is the Declaration states the 13 colonies would henceforth be able to oversee their own commerce and trading practices.
What is the significance of Shay’s Rebellion? Generally, this rebellion came about due to farmers having ridiculous amounts of debt and a high taxation rate in the various states and how the local and state governments were handling it all. Other factors, such as economic depression and the lack of a single form of paper money or currency also led the way. Though the rebellion ended in failure and was never a real threat to the United States as a whole, it managed to get many politicians to rethink how The Articles of Confederation worked. This series of events led to George Washington going out of retirement, and a convention was held in order to reform the Articles of Confederation, which Washington was then voted to lead. What ended up happening was the Articles of Confederation was discarded instead of being amended, and a new system of government was made, called the Constitution.
Discuss the ways in which the Constitution limits the government. The first way the Constitution limits the power of government is by spreading it out amongst its three main branches, the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary branches, which then keep each other in check so no single branch can become too
What is the significance of Shay’s Rebellion? Generally, this rebellion came about due to farmers having ridiculous amounts of debt and a high taxation rate in the various states and how the local and state governments were handling it all. Other factors, such as economic depression and the lack of a single form of paper money or currency also led the way. Though the rebellion ended in failure and was never a real threat to the United States as a whole, it managed to get many politicians to rethink how The Articles of Confederation worked. This series of events led to George Washington going out of retirement, and a convention was held in order to reform the Articles of Confederation, which Washington was then voted to lead. What ended up happening was the Articles of Confederation was discarded instead of being amended, and a new system of government was made, called the Constitution.
Discuss the ways in which the Constitution limits the government. The first way the Constitution limits the power of government is by spreading it out amongst its three main branches, the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary branches, which then keep each other in check so no single branch can become too