the result of the 54th Massachusetts infantry attack on fort Wagner,
The unit was made up of black men.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Wagner
The us was able to get a lot of supplies, food and weapons from raiding the fort. They also got attention from france who would later help them in the war.
George Mason did not want the Constitution and did not want to sign it. He did not want the federal government to have a large amount of power, as this gave the government a lot power to put on citizens, like the British did to the colonists. George Mason wanted a strong central government, like the Articles of Confederation, which gives very little power to the government, and makes it so they can not regulate trade or even effectively make people obey to certain laws.
Hammurabi's code of laws un dynasty legalism are similar in that both promoted the idea that social laws should be transparent and well know, since only then can the vast majority of citizens be expected to follow them.