The Constitution's Ratification: War's Long Shadow

The US Constitution was ratified on 21 June 1788, ten months after it was finalised at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This was a decade after the country's independence, and several years after the Revolutionary War. The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, which had been the first attempt at a constitution after the war. The Articles of Confederation had failed because they gave too much power to the states and not enough to the Federal Government. The Constitution was not ratified by all states until 29 May 1790, when Rhode Island finally approved the document.

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The US Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, which had been the first attempt at creating a constitution for the United States after the Revolutionary War

The US Constitution was officially ratified and approved on 21 June 1788, ten months after delegates finalised the document at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. However, it wasn't ratified by all states until 29 May 1790, when Rhode Island finally approved the document. The US Constitution was a pivotal moment in creating the federal system of the United States, as it gave more power to the Federal Government and less to the individual states.

The Fourth Amendment (1791) protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures of either self or property by government officials. This reflected the lingering resentment over the Quartering Acts passed by the British Parliament during the Revolutionary War, which had allowed British soldiers to take over private homes for their own use.

The Articles of Confederation failed because they gave too much power to the States and not enough to the Federal Government

The US Constitution was ratified on June 21st, 1788, ten months after delegates finalised the document at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. However, it wasn't ratified by all states until May 29th, 1790, when Rhode Island finally approved the document. The US Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, which had been the first attempt at creating a constitution for the United States after the Revolutionary War. The Articles of Confederation failed because they gave too much power to the States and not enough power to the Federal Government. The Articles of Confederation gave the Confederation Congress the power to make rules and request funds from the states, but it had no enforcement powers, couldn't regulate commerce, or print money. The states' disputes over territory, war pensions, taxation, and trade threatened to tear the young country apart. The creation of the US Constitution was a pivotal moment in creating the federal system of the United States. It came a decade after independence, following concerns over limitations in the current system.

The US Constitution was officially ratified on June 21st, 1788, but it wasn't ratified by all states until May 29th, 1790, when Rhode Island finally approved the document

The US Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, which had been the first attempt at creating a constitution for the United States after the Revolutionary War. The Articles of Confederation failed because they gave too much power to the states and not enough power to the Federal Government. The states' disputes over territory, war pensions, taxation, and trade threatened to tear the young country apart.

The US Constitution was a pivotal moment in creating the federal system of the United States. It came a decade after independence, following concerns over limitations in the current system. The drafting of the Constitution in Philadelphia wasn’t enough. It needed to be ratified for Congress to adopt it.

The Fourth Amendment (1791) protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures of either self or property by government officials. A search can mean everything from a frisking by a police officer to a demand for a blood test to a search of an individual's home or car. A seizure occurs when the government takes control of an individual or something in their possession.

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The Bill of Rights was not ratified to become part of the Constitution until the end of 1791

The US Constitution was ratified on 21 June 1788, ten months after the document was finalised at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. However, the Bill of Rights was not ratified to become part of the Constitution until the end of 1791.

The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, which had been the first attempt at creating a constitution for the United States after the Revolutionary War. The Articles of Confederation gave the Confederation Congress the power to make rules and request funds from the states, but it had no enforcement powers, couldn't regulate commerce, and couldn't print money. The states' disputes over territory, war pensions, taxation, and trade threatened to tear the young country apart.

The US Constitution was a pivotal moment in creating the federal system of the United States. It came a decade after independence, following concerns over limitations in the current system. The Constitution was not ratified by all states until 29 May 1790, when Rhode Island finally approved the document. The Fourth Amendment (1791) protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures of either self or property by government officials.

The Fourth Amendment (1791) protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures of either self or property by government officials

The US Constitution was ratified on 21 June 1788, ten months after the document was finalised at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. However, it was not ratified by all states until 29 May 1790, when Rhode Island finally approved the document.

The US Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, which had been the first attempt at creating a constitution for the United States after the Revolutionary War. The Articles of Confederation gave the Confederation Congress the power to make rules and request funds from the states, but it had no enforcement powers, couldn't regulate commerce, or print money. The states' disputes over territory, war pensions, taxation, and trade threatened to tear the young country apart. Alexander Hamilton helped convince Congress to organise a Grand Convention of state delegates to work on revising the Articles of Confederation.

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