Slavery started because people liked having other people work for free, so they enslaved others. They were brought by ships from Africa. They would usually work on farms and ranches. The jobs were different because of the climate. One type of climate made it possible to grow cotton, another to grow tobacco, another for crops, and so on. They were important because they were free. Since wealthy land owners didn't have to pay workers, they got extremely rich because they had almost no losses at all.
It made a split between the North and the South economically because the North was advancing more, while the South thought the best market was slavery and cotton. Which ultimately led to the Civil War.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect
Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of
Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.”
Establish Justice:
This was a very important one because the American people wanted make sure they'd have justice under the Constitution.
Domestic Tranquility:
Shays' Rebellion was one of the main reason the Constitutional Convention was held. The people were worried about peace between the nations borders after the rebellion against having to repay war debts.
Provide for the common defense:
This particular statement said that no individual state could defend itself against attack. It was the whole country's fight. This helped promote unity and a deep love for one's country.
Promote the general welfare:
The statement said that the government would care for the people's well-being as much as possible.
<span>Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity:
This is one of the most important statements in the entire document. It means that they provide the promise of freedom to ourselves and for our children and their children and so forth.
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<span>Ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America:</span>
This last statement of the preamble states that the people made this document as one body and they give the United States its power.
