Essay: Identifications: Declaration to Constitution

Identifications: Declaration to Constitution
1. Tyranny

• Tyranny affects the lives of the people that live under it because an oppressive government rules them.
• Tyranny is a cruel and oppressive government such as a totalitarian or dictatorship.
• The first tyrant, Peisistratos, rose to power in the 6th century.
• Tyranny started in Athens.
• A tyrant is an absolute ruler that is unconstrained by law or people, the tyrant has legitimate sovereignty.

2. Articles of Confederation

• The Articles of Confederation affected the United States because it stated the rules and regulaThtions that America had to live on.
• The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution or government of the United States.
• The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1, 1781.
• The Articles of Confederation were ratified in Maryland.
• The Articles of Confederation was the first form of government in the US. It also showed how afraid America was of giving too much power to a certain system or person in the fear of cruel leadership.

3. Shay’s Rebellion

• Shay’s Rebellion affected the government of the US because it questioned their ability to keep equality and peace in the nation.
• Shay’s Rebellion was an armed uprising led by Daniel Shays. He led a protest against civil rights injustice.
• Shay’s Rebellion was from August 31, 1786 to June 1787.
• Shay’s Rebellion took place in Massachusetts.
• Shay’s Rebellion alarmed the government, everyone questioned if a strong central government was now needed. This led to the Constitutional Convention.

4. The Philadelphia Convention

• The Philadelphia Convention affected our whole entire nation because the government we live under today was framed at the convention.
• The Philadelphia Convention or the Constitutional Convention was a convention that took place to revise the Articles of Confederation, instead the delegates ended up creating a whole new government.
• The convention lasted from May 27, 1787 to September 17, 1787.
• The convention took place in Philadelphia.
• The Constitutional Convention is important because it was where the government we live in began. The Constitutional established a strong central government and basic laws, and it guaranteed the core rights of the citizens.

5. George Washington

• George Washington was a Founding Father of the United States.
• Washington was known as the chief commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States.
• Washington was born on February 22, 1732
• Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
• George Washington set high standards for any future chief commanders and presidents. He carried the weight of being the first person to possess many leadership roles in the US. He also gave hope to people in the Constitution because he didn’t become a dictator and he followed the rules.

6. James Madison

• James Madison was the Father of the Constitution.
• James Madison played an important role in drafting the Constitution and Bill of Rights. He was also the fourth president of the US.
• Madison was born on March 16, 1751.
• Madison was born in Port Conway, Virginia.
• Madison took great notes at the convention and that is why we know so much about the Constitutional Convention.

7. The Virginia Plan

• The Virginia Plan affected the people of smaller states because they had a smaller population, which meant that they would have less representation in government.
• The Virginia Plan was a plan that called for a bicameral legislative branch. The houses would be determined proportionately.
• The Virginia Plan was proposed on May 29, 1787.
• The Virginia Plan was proposed at the Philadelphia Convention.
• The Virginia Plan is important because it created the idea of proportionate representation and the plan suggested separation of power (legislative, judicial, executive).

8. The New Jersey Plan

• The New Jersey Plan affected the people of bigger states because it opposed representation by population.
• The New Jersey Plan called for equal representation in Congress.
• The plan was proposed on June 15, 1787.
• The pan was proposed at the Philadelphia Convention.
• The plan introduced the idea of equal representation in Congress so that states with larger populations wouldn’t over power states with smaller populations.

9. The Great Compromise

• The Great Compromise affected the government because it combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to create a compromise that pleased both the north and south.
• The Great Compromise called for a two-house legislative branch in which the Senate would be the house of equal representation, and the House of Representatives would be the house of proportional representation.
• The Great Compromise was proposed in 1787.
• The Great Compromise was proposed at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• The Great Compromise is important because it resolved a conflict between the north and south states, and it established the two houses in the legislative branch.

10. 3/5 Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise affects the people of the south because only 3 of 5 slaves are counted for representation and taxation.
• The 3/5 Compromise was a compromise that stated that 3 of 5 slaves would be counted toward representation as well as taxation.
• The 3/5 Compromise was proposed in 1787.
• The 3/5 Compromise was proposed at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• The 3/5 Compromise resolved the issue of how slaves would be counted towards population for representation.

11. Federalism

• Federalism affects the government because it divides power between the central and state governments.
• Federalism is the sharing of power between national and state governments.
• Federalism was created in the 1780s.
• Federalism was creating in the United States.
• Federalism disperses power which protects us from an overpowered, tyranny-like, government.

12. Federalists

• Some Federalists were Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, John Adams and Rufus King.
• Federalists were a political party that supported a strong central government.
• The Federalist Party was founded in 1791.
• The Federalists were strong supporters of the Constitution and they were dedicated to their cause of promoting the ratification of the Constitution.

13. Anti-Federalists

• Some Anti-Federalists were Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Richard Henry Lee, and James Monroe.
• Anti-Federalists were a political party that opposed the ratification of the Constitution.
• The Anti-Federalists formed in 1792.
• The Anti-Federalists opposed a strong national government because they feared that it threatened sovereignty and that the Constitution would became a tyranny.

14. The Federalist Paper

• The authors of the Federalist Papers were Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
• The Federalist Papers were a series of essays that explained the advantages of the Constitution.
• The Federalist Papers were published in late 1787.
• The Federalist Papers were published in New York.
• The Federalist Papers were written to persuade New York delegates to ratify the Constitution.

15. The Bill Of Rights

• The Bill of Rights affects all the people of America because they are the basic rights given to everybody.
• The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments in the Constitution.
• The Bill of Rights were ratified on December 15, 1791.
• The Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution because the Anti-Federalists wanted some basic writes to be published.

16. Benjamin Franklin

• Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
• Benjamin Franklin is best known for helping draft he Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Franklin was for his famous inventions such as the lightning rod and bifocals.
• Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706.
• Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, MA.