The concept of constitution originated with magna carta in british monarchy way back in 1215 A .D. magna carta liberatum is a charter agreed to by king john of england. It promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice and limitation on feudal payments to crown to be implemented through a council of 25 barons.
S. A. the u. s. constitution established america's national government and fundamental laws and guaranteed certain basic rights for it's citizens. It was signed on september 17 , 1787,by delegates to the constitutional convention in philadelphia presided over by george washington.
The American West was indeed a land of great opportunity from 1865 to 1900 in the sense that there was an abundance of land and resources available to all those willing to go west.
