popular sovereignty
They changed the laws
All states were important, but Virginia had Jefferson and Washington born there and it was a plantation society.
Few states had rights for slaves.
In writing state constitutions, Americans were well aware of the problems that had led to the Revolution. Colonists had been unhappy with governors appointed by the British Crown. Thus, the new constitutions minimized the powers of state governors.
Early state constitutions highlighted natural rights, and separation of powers.
The groups that controlled the drafting of new state constitutions in the south in 1867 were the Republicans and two important provisions in these constitutions were that public schools were set up and the vote was gave to all adult males.
The state constitutions were intended to do what
Most early state governments were representative while the British government was a monarchy.
new immigrants
new immigrants
Taxes, slave/free, freedom of religion, autonomy would be the big ones for most states in the early days.
what are the state constitutions charters or straightjakets.