legislature to take military action. Alexander Hamilton was the leader of Federalists and the first Secretory of Treasury that established a federal bank. John Jay helped with the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris. He served in the Articles of Confederation. And he helped write the Federalist Papers. Later he became the first chief of the U.S. Supreme Court. James Madison help fight for the freedom of slaves. He helped write the Bill of Rights and became known as the Father of the Constitution.
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give consent 5. The first government was a confederation. Most of the power was found in selected and paid members from the states. Problems arose such as lack of finances‚ no source of revenue‚ domination of legislatures‚ and vulnerability to foreign powers. The confederation was successful because it was a democracy. 6. The fear from the battle with England was how one strong government can take people’s rights. The fear from the Articles of Confederation was how one weak government can fail to protect
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Holly roman empire When the last holly roman empieror francis 2nd abdicated‚ following a military defeat by the French under napoleon‚ he reorganised much of the empire into the confederation of the rhine a French satelite which was replaced by a new union‚ the german confederation in 1815 Bismarks fall from power Anti socialist legislation in 1978 has sometimes been seen as the most important representitive law in bismarks chancelorship. In 1878 2 attempts were made on Kaiser Wilhelm
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government designed to solve the governmental problems experienced under the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was an immense help to the difficulties faced by the government and it continues to guide the American nation today. The Articles of Confederation was the first governing document of the United States. It united the thirteen colonies and was adopted in 1771 by Congress. Under the Articles of Confederation the central government became weak‚ the states didn’t work together‚ and the Nationalist
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The United States of America went through a time where people changed the way they lived and so the government was forced to rearrange their laws. After their independence from Britain‚ childish America desperately needed a form of government and guidelines on how to rule separate states. The difficult task on trying to bring them together as one was the federal government. As a quick solution to their progress‚ our founding fathers united to what is known as the Second Continental Congress developed
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1787 the states were fairly new‚ power wasn’t evenly distributed between the people the state and the national government. This was the reason the delegates decided to come together‚ to review the articles confederation in order to acquire a stronger national government. The article of confederation provided the states with an abundant amount of power and not a sufficient amount to the nation government. Hence why states often ignored congress and worried only about the good of their state and not as
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At the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention‚ James Madison drafted what is known as the Virginia Plain. All of the delegates were convinced that something must replace the weak Articles of Confederation‚ but what Madison planned was an altogether different form of government. The Articles of Confederation were a lose alliance of thirteen independent and sovereign states‚ with no one centralized government. The Virginia Plan proposed instead a central government with a legislative branch consisting
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Also‚ it depends on what my life is like in 1787; am I doing well under the Articles of Confederation or am I struggling. If I am doing well‚ I am more than likely not going to want to change; change is scary for someone in a good position. However‚ if my life is a struggle‚ I am more than likely going to be up for a change because “what could
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In 1781‚ the Articles of Confederation were written in order to secure the states’ rights. This document lacked many qualities necessary for a successful government‚ and therefore caused a great deal of debate concerning the ratification of a new system. Federalists advocated the passing of a new Constitution‚ welcoming the tie it would establish between states and the creation of a strong central government. Opposing the constitution were the anti-federalists‚ threatened by its ability to eliminate
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he’s been erased from history like some many others who had a stamp on history or invention. If you are lucky‚ you might find a brief mention of his name. The new country was actually formed on March 1‚ 1781 with the adoption of The Article of Confederation. The document was brought up on June 11‚ 1776‚ but no agreement was made by congress until November 15‚ 1777. The states refuse to sign the document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands. Also‚ Maryland was afraid that these states
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