Article marketing

14. Paxton Boys • The Paxton Boys were a group of Scot-Irish settlers who were upset by disputes over the western land in the colonies. In 1763, in western Pennsylvania, they ended up killing about twenty Indians in the land dispute. The Quaker government of Pennsylvania attempted to punish the people involved with the incident, but this led to them marching on Philadelphia in protest. • This group and the event/Indian massacre that they caused was very important to the colonies because it was the

Constitutions have been of great importance to many countries throughout history, they have come to define many states. The United States of America perhaps has the most famous constitution, it is notable for its enduringness and its controversies. For example, the right to bear arms being one of the most contentious issues that modern America has had to face especially with the recent speight of mass murders which have led to calls for the US to reform its constitution. In order to understand the

independence. We had to figure out how to govern ourselves since we would no longer be under the power of the monarch. The Articles of Confederation was the answer to our problems; even though it established a very weak central government and had many problems, it was our first constitution and our first step towards a solid government. Some of the problems with the Articles included that the Congress had no power to tax, no power to regulate commerce, no power to regulate domestic affairs, no power

The U.S Constitution sets all the general rules and laws for the United States of America. The U.S. Constitution is very general because it is covering everything for the entire country. It gives an understanding on how the nation’s government works. Provides the framework of the proper functions, responsibilities, and what each section of the government has to provide. The U.S. Constitution is important to the country, but state constitutions are also important. State constitutions go in more depth

The Articles of Confederation, which was considered the first constitution of the United States of America, and the US Constitution, which acts as the supreme law in the United States today, both are poles apart. In fact, it was only because of the weaknesses of the Articles that the present-day US Constitution was drafted. The Articles of Confederation or Articles was a written agreement which laid the guidelines for the functioning of the national government. It was drafted by the Continental Congress

1. Purpose of Book The main purpose behind the book Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution, by Woody Holton is to demonstrate the authors view on the true intent of the Framers when writing the Constitution. Although at first glance the book may seem to uphold the idea that the framers wrote the Constitution in order to protect civil liberties, Holton has a different opinion. To avoid a one sided book, the author not only looks at the framers intent, but the struggles facing the American

states. The U.S. Constitution arose out of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a secretive convention held in Philadelphia Pennsylvania intended to establish minor structural changes to the standing Articles of Confederation. However the convention soon transitioned away from altering the Articles of Confederation to drafting an entirely new constitution. The Resulting document established a strong Central Federal Government presiding

The vesting clause and other clauses of Article II of the Constitution vaguely define the powers and duties of the President, allowing the presidential power to be flexible enough to adapt to times of national emergency. Through the system of checks and balances, the president’s immense powers are limited. In Article II of the Constitution, the vesting clause and other clauses account, but poorly describe, the powers, role in foreign policy, and duties of the president granting room for interpretation

The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded with the intent to preserve American history. However what was the rationale behind the need for an organization of this kind? Because the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) limited its membership to only descendants of participants in the war and created a focus on the importance of ancestry, leads the belief that there were another motivating factor behind an organization of this type. Influencing the founders of the D.A.R. was

was sent to be ratified by the states in 1777. Ratification by the states was completed in 1781. This document is known as the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation were deliberately weak, which followed logically after breaking away from the strong British government. There was however a group that opposed the weak federal government created by the Articles of Confederation, and they came to be known as the federalists. The group that supported a weaker government thus came to be