Confederation Vs Constitution

First off, if slavery was to be abolished in all of America, the North needed to take action. The words exchanged back and forth between the divided nation were not getting anywhere. The South

The north and south have been arguing over slavery since 1787 when the constitution was first signed and our government as we know it came to be. Before the westward expansion in new unexplored territory began in the United States, it was understood that the Ohio River and Mason-Dixon line would be the boundary between free and slave states. Westward expansion was a very important thing to the United States during this time. The incorporation of new states in the newer, western territory made slavery a full-frontal concern of national politics. “As the free society of the North and the slave society of the South spread westward, it seemed politically expedient to maintain a rough equality among the new states carved out of western territories,” (Alchin, Linda). Balancing the amount of slave and free states was a significant matter to both the northern and the southern political leaders. When Alabama first joined the Union in 1819, it made the political power between free and slave states completely equal, which made political leaders from both sides happy.

The slavery matter caused the sectionalism between the North and the South: “There most certainly was sectional conflict between North and South over slavery-related matters...” America’s image or reputation in the international communities was also a part of the reasons that the northerners supported the abolishment of slavery. They cared about it because the trades with overseas countries were largely carried on in the North. Moreover, by 1865, most of more developed and influential countries at that time already abolished slavery, but slavery still existed in the U.S. Although the abolitionists were a minor group of anti-slavery people in the North, they argued to abolish slavery partially because they, as the northerners, worried about the America’s international image and how this would affect their trades and economy. The northern states could have seceded as they were wealthier, but with an economical reason, they needed the raw materials such as cotton from the south. Therefore, it was better for them to maintain the Union and also the secession is unconstitutional.

Before the Civil War, there was an issue that debated the future of slavery. The debated issue determined whether new states would be known as free-states or slave states. This debate lead to a secession (withdrawal) between eleven southern. This secession resulted in a war between the North and Western territories who wanted to preserve the Union and the South who wanted to create southern independence in new states under their own written constitution. People from the South wanted to expand slavery. They wanted to expand slavery that way they could use the slaves on large plantations and so that they

During the late 1785, there was need for leaders of Virginia and Maryland to secure an agreement between the states on the commercial use of the Potomac River. Couple with that, the impact of Shays’ Rebellion led to an urgent amendment to the Articles of Confederation. In 1787, the Congress schedule a constitutional convention of all the states, which led to the negotiation towards a new form of government (Patterson, 2013).

The Articles of Confederation is the congress adopted The Articles of Confederation and they adopted it in the month of November in 1777. All the states did not agree with The Articles of Confederation until like month of march on the 1 in 1781. They needed a stronger Federal Government and they eventually led them to the Constitutional Convention. The current United States replaced the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution in the month March in 1789. During the Constitution George Washington was the president and he agreed about the constitution and he liked it a lot.

The Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, was adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. However, sanction of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, which resulted in most of the power residing with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The present United States Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation on March 4, 1789 (Researchers,

We of this country want only the best for our budding nation, do we not? We all want our country to grow strong, to prove that it will be strong, not only in spite of its newness but because of it. We are an innovation, an ingot in the forge—we are ushering in the dawn of an era with little more than philosophical ideals to guide us, and it is inevitable that we stumble as we blaze our trail through history. Yet every mistake comes with lessons learnt, so that each step is better-grounded than the last. Such is the matter of our Articles of Confederation and the proposed Constitution. The Articles did well to solidify our nation as an independent and sovereign entity, but managed little more than that. Our states squabble amongst themselves,

There were many differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. At the end of the American Revolution the free states needed some sort of control that would generate to a unified country. Issues arose such as: How should power be divided between local and national governments? How should laws be made, and by whom? Who should be authorized to govern those laws? How could the government be designed to protect the unalienable individual rights? Their first attempt at solving this issue was the Articles of Confederation, which was a failure for

When America got independence in 1776 , it was divided into thirteen states. In order to provide political stability to the country, the leaders of these thirteen states drafted an article of Confederation. An article of Confederation was adopted by the Continental Congress which was the first constitution of America. Though many ratification of the Articles was made , some all the states realised that article of Confederation is not powerful enough to resolve the national and international issues. As a result the Articles of Confederation was replaced by the new Constitution which was signed by the members of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia. In new constitution, members tried to strengthen the central government which was the demand of time. It was more practical and broader than the article of Confederation. Under article of Confederation, states were free to form their military. But under new Constitution foreign affair and defense department was given to federal government. No state was given power to sign treaties with other nations. Some changes were also brought in the composition of congress under new constitution. Now, seats in congress were decided on the basis of population of each state.

The North and the South disagreed on some very important social and political issues at the time, which resulted in the South’s secession, This “new” South called themselves the Confederacy. The Confederacy believed in different rights for the people, they believed people could be property, and strongly believed in state’s rights. The South was a major contrast from the North, they felt the North was becoming oppressive, and taking away the South’s precious state’s rights, which led to the secession of many states. The North believed in the abolition of

After the Declaration had succeeded in helping America realize that freedom from Britain was necessary, America’s first form of government was established in order to unite the states against King George III. Dubbed the Articles of Confederation, which were ratified by all states on March 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation sought to promote a union between states in order to achieve independence from Britain (Sketch of Articles). Proposed and presented by John Dickinson, one of the founders of the Unites States, the Articles left the newly independent United States’ central government with limited ability and without the necessary authority to resolve disputes between states, collect taxes, and regulate trade and commerce between states (Sketch of Articles). It was because of this reality that the founding fathers gathered in Philadelphia to replace the Articles of Confederation with the U.S. Constitution. Assembling in Philadelphia for

The Articles of Confederation, formally known as the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, refers to an agreement between the thirteen founding states that first formed the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states. The Articles of Confederation had served as the first U.S. constitution (Merrill, 1959). The states under the confederation were Virginia, South Carolina, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Georgia, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Delaware and Maryland. In 1787, a constitutional

It is finally here, fellow readers, The New Constitution! Aren’t we all excited about this great news. This new constitution will replace the Articles of Confederation. Let’s see what new things are coming with the New Constitution. First, there will be 3 branches of the government that will each have a part. 1st is Legislative. The Legislative creates new laws for a country or city. 2nd is the Executive. This branch of the government exercises authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state. The executive executes and enforces law. The 3rd is the Judicial branch. This branch oversees on deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution. Isn’t this

The creators of the Constitution wanted to create a government that was powerful enough to take care of business, but not so powerful that is could threaten tyranny. One key idea in designing such a powerful, but limited, government was the doctrine of separation of powers. In old-fashioned monarchies, the key powers of government; the power to make the law, the power to enforce the law, and the power to judge the law, were all held by one person: the king. The King, claimed to rule by the direct authority of God, could do pretty much whatever he wanted. For Example, King Henry VIII. In Britain, the center of power eventually moved from the royal family to the Parliament. Still, there was no division of powers; Parliament held not only the