Notes

Book: What is the Constitution? Chapter 1&2


In 1787 the USA had a name, and it had a flag. But many things were missing to make it the Usa we know now. At this time there was no president there was no central court system. Also, there was no army, senate or house of representatives. They only had a weak congress. The congress could pass law and could charge taxes to pay off war debts. One time George Washington asked a soldier to swear loyalty to America that was a weird thing to say he said that new jersey was their country. Loyalty to one's state was rooted in history each of thirteen were settled at different times. Each state developed a way to live also at that time strict puritans and new Egland were in peace. Most people in Pennsylvania spoke German. There was a little war between state but after some time they went their own ways. After the war people like George Washington, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wanted the United States to be more powerful with a strong gomverment but some did not want to join them to solve that problem they said each state would have its own boss. some state boss changes some fees now and then, and some state had deals with other state. But some fight broke out, the fight for were money and who was the boss of the state. In 1786 the fight was at its peak and many farmers were losing land and some people could not pay taxes. People were so mad there was mobs, and the government was not the best, so they did have armed forces. so, they sent their troops to take care of the mob. At the end four men were dead. People were shaken, Alexander Hamilton said that we need all the state bosses need a meeting before they fall apart even the congress agreed the special meeting will be held in Philadelphia in May of 1718. If I was government, I would want to get call the meeting a lot of early so the men would not die.