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George Washington
George Washington did many things that helped America in being an independent country. During the Revolutionary War, the colonists were very disorganized because they had never had a real army. They needed someone's help who had military background, so they went to George Washington who lead the colonists and won. Washington was one of the founding fathers. He attended the Continental Congress and was the president of the Continental Constitution. He was also America's first president. -
James Madison
James Madison is known as one of the Founding Fathers. He did a lot in helping America to be an independent country and no longer under the control of Great Britain. He was one of the delegates who attended the Second Continental Congress. He drafted and promoted The U.S Constitution. He was the one who wrote the Bill Of Rights that later on ended up being in the Constitution. James Madison was George Washington's closest advisor on every political issue. He was once the leader of congress. -
Creation Of The Articles Of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were created to prove to the people in the states that they were an independent and unified nation. The framers gathered in Philadelphia to write the Articles of Confederation. The major task the Articles gave to the government was the duty to manage the country's foreign policy. -
Slavery and The 3/5 Compromise
The Constitution says that every 10 years, there is going to be a census which counts the number of people living in the states. The larger the population, the more representation that state gets. Since the south had slaves, they took advantage and counted slaves as people in order to get more representation so that they could keep their slaves. But for the census, for every five slaves, that state gets three people. -
Great Compromise
There was a Virginia plan and a New Jersey plan. The Virginia plan stated that there should be a 2 house congress, a lower house and an upper house but it should all be based on population which gave the large states a big voice. The New Jersey plan stated that the states should have equal representation. The Great Compromise said in the upper house gives all states will get equal representation which pleased he small states. The lower house that's elected by the people pleased the large states. -
The Second Continental Congress
From May to September of 1787, the framers met in Philadelphia to discuss what should be put in the U.S. Constitution. They wanted to come up with a way of running the country, since the government they had at that time wasn't very strong. The Constitution was a way for them to do so. -
Creation Of The U.S Constitution
The Constitution accepted consisted of America's national government and basic rights for its citizens. While the government were creating the U.S. Constitution, the people in the states were demanding for better laws and protection. But the Constitution was not finished, so to buy time, the government gave the people The Articles Of Confederation which failed. After The Articles of Confederation failed, the government were ready to pass on the Constitution. -
The Fall of The Articles of Confederation
But The Articles of Confederation only lasted a few years due to the simple fact that the articles gave a very little amount of power to congress. For example, the government could not impose taxes and it could not regulate economic relations between states or foreign countries . It did't even have a executive branch or their own common currency. -
Creation of the Bill of Rights
A little after the constitution was ratified, James Madison started drafting the Bill of Rights.The Bill Of Rights is what completed the U.S Constitution. He originally drafted 19 amendment and proposed them to congress. congress only approved 17. later on, the senate narrowed the 17 amendments to 12. -
The Completion Of The Constitution
A big reason why some people didn't want the Constitution ratified was because it didn't have a Bill of Rights. This was important because the Bill of Rights is a list of right that cannot be changed by the government because it is for the people. It gives the people freedom and without it, the Constitution would never be complete. Some framers didn't feel like the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights, but to get some of the states approval for the Constitution, the Bill Of Rights was added.
