Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Explanation:
Popular sovereignty is a government based on the consent of its people. The people have authority and the government serves them. It should give them inalienable rights.
All legislative Powers herein granted shall bevested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Explanation:
This is the excerpt that best reflects the Enlightenment idea of popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty is a principle that states that the authority of the government and the state originate from the people. Moreover, it is the people who create and sustain this authority by consent and through their elected representatives. In this excerpt, the authors of the Constitution state that the power to legislate rests in Congress, through the representatives of the people.
The main reason of conflict between Native American tribes and the European colonists was the land, the property and the use of the land. The Indians were often deprived of their land and felt pushed by the white settlers. This led to tensions and wars between the two groups in the American colonial period that includes the 18th century.
