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    Philadelphia and discussed how they can approve on the Confederation. Eventually they came up with the Constitution of Independence and the Bill of Rights. Before the Constitution was created there was a lot of arguing and compromising done. Without compromise it would be impossible to create the Constitution. The first problem that had to be solved to create the new government was to have a federal army. The larger problem with that was the federal government had no power and the states had all the

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    Civil War‚ compromise was a main part in the governing of the United States. The Constitution itself is often referred to as a “bundle of compromises” and because of the effectiveness of these compromises it has been able to withstand time and continue to be the main source of our government. Conflict arose even after the Constitution and compromises were made to try to keep the Union together and decrease tensions between the North and South. In this paper‚ I will discuss the compromises that made

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    Northwest Ordinance of 1787: 1. Provided a new structure for government of the Northwest territory 2. Bill of Rights 3. Established requirements for statehood 4. Abolished slavery 5. Brought order to western settlement and incorporated frontier Americans into an expanding federal system Articles of Confederation vs Constitution: 1. Congress could request states to pay taxes………Congress could levy taxes on individuals 2. No system of federal courts…………..Had courts to settle

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    Deleware was the first state to ratify the U.S Constitution. The official date of their ratification was on December 7‚ 1787. Richard Bassett was one of the four delegates of Deleware who signed the constitution. The other delegates were Gunning Bedford‚ Jacob Broom‚ John Dickinson and George Read. Richard Bassett was born in Cecil County‚ Maryland in 1745. Richard played an important role in the improvement in central government‚ he was the leader in the fight for the ratification of the U

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    Constitution DBQ (rewrite) Prompt: Various concerns lead to the demise of the Articles of Confederation and the adoption of the United States Constitution. Discuss these concerns and the compromises that were made to arrive at the Constitution that is still in place today in the United States. The Articles of Confederation established the first governmental structure unifying the thirteen colonies and went into effect on March 1‚ 1781. Its purpose was to create a confederation of states where

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    There were many rational and somewhat compromising decisions and actions made by those who opposed slavery during the events of the Missouri compromise and the compromise of 1850. These compromises were meant to stop or slow the spread of slavery to the northern states of the United States. The Missouri compromise included Missouri wanting to enter the union as a slave state. At that time there were eleven slave states and eleven free states. Missouri would have made the states uneven. A political

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    In 1787‚ at the time of the Constitutional Convention‚ slavery in the United States was a harsh reality. The census of 1790 counted slaves in nearly every state‚ the only exceptions being Massachusetts and the "districts" of Vermont and Maine. In the entire country 3.8 million people were counted; 700‚000 of them‚ or 18 percent‚ were slaves. These statistics are a striking example of the prominence of slavery in the history of the United States. They also exemplify the obvious contradiction between

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    List the two groups and explain their position on adopting the Constitution in 1787.  Why was this debate critical for both sides?  What promises were made and kept as a result of the debates?  EVALUATE:  Would our lives be different if this debate had not taken place?  Why or why not? The Constitutional Convention was an important part of the United States’ history and played a big role in shaping our history and also our present. The Constitution is important because it is what our country follows

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    Scripture‚ no man has ever been able to give her an exact reply when she asks to know how many husbands a woman may have in her lifetime. God bade us to wax fruitful and multiply‚ she says‚ and that is the text that she wholeheartedly endorses. After all‚ great Old Testament figures‚ like Abraham‚ Jacob‚ and Solomon‚ enjoyed multiple wives at once. She uses this power as an “instrument” to control her husbands. 2 She prides herself on having‚ by skill‚ force and nagging‚ gained mastery over her husbands

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    The Compromise of 1850 was a series of acts passed in 1850‚ by which the United States Congress hoped to settle the strife between the opponents of slavery in the North and slave owners in the South. There is much speculation about how our country would be without this Compromise. The Compromise is a major stepping stone in United States history because of its many forces and provisions. California’s admission to the Union would tip the balance in favor of free states—sixteen free states to fifteen

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