The best explanation to adopt a <u>new Constitution in Tennessee</u> is that it was a response to the requirement for all <em><u>ex-Confederate states</u></em> to adopt new constitutions <em><u>expressly prohibiting slavery</u></em>. In that sense, General Assembly, on <u><em>November 15, 1869</em></u>, called for an election to determine if a constitutional convention should be called to amend or replace the <u>1835 Constitution</u> and to elect delegates to that convention. Finally, the voters decided for the convention and the <u>new Constitution</u> was approved in <u><em>March 1870</em></u>.
I think he is reminding the American people that our
ancestors fought hard to establish this country. He tells that we should proud of who we are
and where we come from and we should always defend the ideals of democracy both
here and abroad.
