Reconstruction Constitution guaranteed all men including the previous slaves <span>constitutional freedom in the United States. But then the reconstruction was designed in order to put non-minority citizens into power (such as only allowing the white men to vote and only provide non-minority the opportunity to get mortgages)
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The government under the Articles of Confederation gave the states much power, resulting in a weak central government that lacked adequate executive and judicial powers. After the American Revolution, the American delegates would meet again with the fate of the new nation in the balance. The weak government created under the Articles of Confederation had left these new states in a disjointed and very vulnerable position. Delegates had to act quickly to create a new government that would ensure freedom but also be strong enough to function effectively. Delegates drafted the United States Constitution, which outlined a three-pronged government that balanced the needs and guarantees of the American people.
Through the activities of this Constitutional Convention lesson plan, students will be introduced to the creation and ratification of the United States Constitution. Students will discuss and research the background of the Constitution, understand the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, examine the role that commitment had in this new republic, and connect how these freedoms and freedoms still remain in today's society
The westward expansion came together with the development of technologies that created modern work environment that we see today. This require a lot of people to be self-capable to survive in such working environment.
This situation really reflect the iconic American ideal of self-reliant individuals that we see in our society today.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west. ... The 1785 ordinance laid the foundations of land policy until passage of the Homestead Act in 1862.
