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Who was opposed to including black people as free men in the Declaration of Independence?
A man called William Wilburforce-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IMPROVED ANSWERThe question is historically incorrect. The Declaration of Independence had nothing to do with freeing black people. That was the 13th amendment (and Emancipation Proclamation) of the Constitution. The Declaration of Independence was a list of grievances written to the King of England stating the reasons why the 13 colonies wanted to separate from England. This document was written way before people were even thinking about releasing the slaves.
Which of the following describes a political similarity between France before and after the fall of Napoléon?
In both situations, France was governed by a monarchy.
What was the law of the land before the Constitution was ratified?
The Articles of Confederation
Did the bill of rights come before the Articles of Confederation?
No, the Articles were completed in 1783. The Constitution was approved in 1788. The Bill of Rights became part of the Constitution in 1792.
What did the US use as a basis for government before the declaration of independence?
Before the Declaration of Independence, the Colonies were subjects of the British Crown, a constitutional monarchy.
What was the document that governed the united States before the creation of the constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
What document governed the colonies during the first ten years of the nation?
The he Mayflower Compact is the document that governed the colonies during the first ten years of the nation. It was a covenant between the settlers arriving in New Plymouth.
How were the colonies governed before federation?
The colonies were governed by state government.
What was the name of the first document that governed the United States?
the articles of confederation was the first governing document
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.
What exactly is the US Constitution?
The U.S. Constitution was a document that was used in early Colonial America, also known mainly as the thirteen colonies, to pass laws in America before the American Revolution. It is still used today by the supreme court to pass laws.
Before the mid 1700's the American colonies were largely self?
governed.
What was the document that was your plan before the constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
What document existed before the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation.
What set of laws governed America before the Constitution was approved in 1788?
The Articles of Confederation
How were the British colonies governed?
The British governed with little supervision of the American colonies before 1760.Britain's harsh tax and trade policies of the 1760s fanned resentment in the colonies.
Were people elected directly by people in the original American Constitution?
Before the constitution was created, America was ruled by a document called the Articles of Confederation. This document was weak, most due to lack of government power. There was no president and the government could not enforce a strong army or navy. The 55 delagates elected by the people of the original colonies went to Philidelphia. Pennsylvania to revise the articles of confederation. After 17 weeks, instead of revising the articles of confederation, they made the Constitution. The colonies approved the constitution in 1788.
