Originally they were authorized to revise the Articles of Confederation, but that was not working. They decided that they needed to start over and write a constitution to the country.
Individually, America's Founders were by many contemporary standards 'elitists,' if not in necessarily negative ways. As a group, the Founders combined respect for elitism and pluralism in their remarkably original political ideas -- and in the structuring and divisions of the 'grand experiment' of the new nation that they founded.
At the Constitutional Convention, some of the key issues that were agreed upon include the establishment of a strong federal government with separate branches (executive, legislative, judicial), the creation of a bicameral legislature (with a House of Representatives and a Senate), the compromise between large and small states known as the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise, and the 3/5 compromise which determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.
In the Constitutional Convention there was a dispute between the New Jersey Plan (equal representation despite population) and Virginia Plan (representation based on population). In response, Sherman and Johnson created the Connecticut Compromise (or Great Compromise) in which there would be a Senate (2 reps per state) and a House of Representatives (representatives based on population).
The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government that lacked the authority to levy taxes, regulate trade, or enforce laws, leading to financial instability and interstate disputes. One significant event that highlighted these issues was Shays' Rebellion in 1786-1787, where discontented farmers in Massachusetts revolted against oppressive tax policies and economic hardship. This uprising demonstrated the inadequacy of the federal government to maintain order and protect property rights, prompting the founders to convene the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to draft a stronger framework for governance.
There are no African Americans that were founders of the United States. Any African American who was at the constitutional convention was a slave.
Originally they were authorized to revise the Articles of Confederation, but that was not working. They decided that they needed to start over and write a constitution to the country.
He was a delegate and an inventor in the constitutional convention. I actually had a question for this on my social studies test, and the only thing i wrote was this, yet I got it correct, so I hope this helped(:
Individually, America's Founders were by many contemporary standards 'elitists,' if not in necessarily negative ways. As a group, the Founders combined respect for elitism and pluralism in their remarkably original political ideas -- and in the structuring and divisions of the 'grand experiment' of the new nation that they founded.
The US Constitution was not created by the Founders. The US Constitution was written by delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention.
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At the Constitutional Convention, some of the key issues that were agreed upon include the establishment of a strong federal government with separate branches (executive, legislative, judicial), the creation of a bicameral legislature (with a House of Representatives and a Senate), the compromise between large and small states known as the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise, and the 3/5 compromise which determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.
The terms "Founding Fathers" or "Founders" are often used to collectively describe the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. To refer only to the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the term "Continental Congress" is generally used. "Constitutional Convention delegates" would describe only the people who assembled to draft the Constitution.
The National Quartet Convention started in 1957. The founders were J.D. Sumner, James Blackwood, and Cecil Blackwood. The first NQC was held in Memphis, Tennessee.
The U.S. Constitution lays out the 4 year term. This was debated by the Founders of the Country in the Second Constitutional Convention. This was seen as a way to get the most qualified candidates to run, a major concern at the time as many founders believed the original idea of having a single, non-renewable 7 year term would stop these individuals from running. Also it was a way to thwart the re-establishment of a monarch.
The Founders established a Constitutional Republic.
In 1789, some of the Founding Fathers met in Annapolis primarily to discuss issues related to trade and commerce among the states. This meeting, known as the Annapolis Convention, aimed to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, particularly in regulating interstate commerce. Although only a few states were represented, the discussions eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia the following year, where the current U.S. Constitution was drafted.