why did americans want a bill of rights added to the constitution?
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WHY DID AMERICANS WANT A BILL OF RIGHTS ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION?. MR. ANDREW BANKERT CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL [email protected]. STEP ONE: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM GO TO THE WEBSITE BELOW, PRINT OFF THE PAGE, AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR GROUP - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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WHY DID AMERICANS WANT A BILL OF RIGHTS
ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION?
MR. ANDREW BANKERTCLINTON MIDDLE [email protected]
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STEP ONE: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
GO TO THE WEBSITE BELOW, PRINT OFF THE PAGE,
AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR GROUP
http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppa/worksheet1us.doc
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GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS PRESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONALCONVENTION IN 1787.
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FEDERALISTS LIKE ALEXANDERHAMILTON WANTED A STRONGNATIONAL GOVERNMENTTO UNIFY AND STRENGTHENTHE COUNTRY.
MANY FEDERALISTS BELIEVED ITWAS THE RESPONSIBILITYOF EACH STATE TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OFTHE PEOPLE.
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ANTI-FEDERALISTS LIKEPATRICK HENRY WERESUSPICIOUS OF A NATIONALGOVERNMENT THAT WOULDBE TOO STRONG AND DEPRIVEPEOPLE OF FREEDOM.
THEY AGREED THAT STATESWOULD PROTECT PEOPLE BUTTHEY THOUGHT A NATIONALGOVERNMENT COULD NOTBE TRUSTED (LIKE ENGLAND’S)
HE REFUSED TO ATTEND THECONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONSAYING, “I SMELLED A RAT!”
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THE CONSTITUTION WAS SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1787 BUTPEOPLE IMMEDIATELY ASKED WHERE THE BILL OF RIGHTS WAS?
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GEORGE MASON EDMUND RANDOLPH ELBRIDGE GERRY
SOME OF THE 55 DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONREFUSED TO SIGN THE CONSTITUTION BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONTAIN A BILL OF RIGHTS. THESE THREE GENTLEMEN WERE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSTITUTION BUT REFUSED TO SIGN IT BECAUSE OF THE MISSING BILL OF RIGHTS.
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EVENTUALLY, EVEN DELEGATES LIKE JAMES MADISON, CALLED THE“FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION,” ACKNOWLEDGED THAT OURNEW GOVERNMENT REQUIRED A BILL OF RIGHTS.
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THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, THE BILLOF RIGHTS, WAS ADDED ON DECEMBER 15, 1791.
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edu.glogster.com/glog.php?glog_id=20717493...
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WHAT AMENDMENT FROM THE BILLOF RIGHTS ADDRESSEDTHE ISSUES IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES?
BRITISH SOLDIERS TAKE OVER A COLONIST’S HOME IN 1775
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JAMES OTIS ARGUESAGAINST THEBRITISH USE OF THE WRITS OFASSISTANCE
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AMERICANS TRYTO STOP THE BRITISH FROM GETTINGTHEIR GUNS STOREDIN CONCORD.
APRIL 19,1775
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