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After the Colonies had succeeded in defeating the British the Continental Congress had fufilled it's purpose. A new representational form of government was required to meet the needs of the independent autonomous states. The colonial governments were still very jealous of their independent powers and the best they could agree upon was and advisory congress of state representatives who would attempt to bargain compliance of joint resolutions of the states. The first bylaws for the United States were established as The Articles of Confederation.
After six years of ineffective cooperative action for defence, taxation and international policy the Confederation voted to have an advisory committee established to try and rewrite the bylaws of the Articles. That committee which met in Philadelphia had a secret agenda brought to the committee by men who had nationalist ambitions for America and conviction that only an independent national government with specific authority could represent and advance the interests of all the disperate political elements of the independent states. These national visionaries included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and important as the legal mind and author of the Constitution, James Madison.
Rather than provide a document to fix and bolster the Confederation Congress, the Constitutional committee provided a document for a new central government, and the beginnings of a movement to recognize the commonwealth as a national entity.
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What document says how the government works for New York state?
The State Constitution.
What did the delegates do at the Constitution Convention?
Replace the Articles of Confederation with an entirely new document(apex)
The Texas constitution was modeled after what document?
The Texas Constitution was modeled after the United States Constitution. It was slightly changed to fit the mission of a new state in the United States.
Which document preceded the Constitution as the framework for the nation's new government?
which document preceded the constitution as the frameworkfor the nations new government
Document that replaced the article of confederation?
The United States Constitution which was ratified on June 21, 1788 when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify.
What document was written before the constitution that ruled the thirteen new states?
The document that was written before the Constitution was the Articles of Confederation.
Which state was first?
Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state under the Constitution. The Confederation Congress sent the document to the states on September 28, 1787.
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention decided to base the Constitution on the?
replace the articles of confederation with an entirely new document. apex
What did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention decide to do?
Replace the Articles of Confederation with an entirely new document(apex)
Does New Zealand have a constitution?
Yes, it has a constitution, that is why it a constitutional monarchy. But it is not one document but a collection. It is similar to Englands.
What document told the british the colonies were forming a new nation?
the constitution
When was the new york state constitution written?
the new york state Constitution was written on April 21, 1777.
