The answer would be State legislatures. The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first shogun of the Tokugawa era, also known as the Edo period which lasted from 1603-1867. In terms of politics, the goal of the Tokugawa were to remove any threats that could lead to potential rebellion. The political rule of the Tokugawa was closest to authoritarian. Regarding the social changes, the Tokugawa policies lead to economic growth which disrupted the status hierarchy in their previous four class system. The population of commoners became more wealthy, improved their education and began to gain more status. This resulted in the samurai class to continuously decrease economically.
Some liked the new people, some did not. Some Natives saw this as an opportunity to trade. Some battled with the conquistadors. They were confused because they had not seen someone with the skin color of the conquistadors. The conquistadors also brought along diseases with them which killed many, and made much more ill.
an improvement in diet of the people in Europe.
