Confederation Vs Constitution

The Articles of Confederation was a written agreement, among the original thirteen colonies, that established rules and rights of the people. The Articles of Confederation, “called for a loose organization of states with a weak central authority in the newly established United States of America.” The Articles did not have any power until it was ratified completely by each state first. It was one of the first times the colonies came together, and agreed on issues that needed to be fixed.
Two important people that were a big role in the Articles of Confederation were John Dickinson, and Richard Henry Lee. John Dickinson was one of the delegates from Pennsylvania that wrote almost all of the Articles of Confederation. Richard Henry Lee helped …show more content…
One important issue was the Articles of Confederation being amended, because Congress did not have any power over certain things. Some of the important people who were involved in the Constitutional Convention were George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. George Washington was chosen to lead the Convention because he was admired by all people for his leadership, loyalty, and determination. James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wanted to do something shocking to the government. Instead of fixing what was broken, they wanted to create a whole new government. The framers wanted the Constitution to establish rules that would keep our new nation steady and strong. They wanted certain rules and visions to be included in the Constitution. Some examples are, freedom of speech and religion, due process of law, and right to jury by trial. When envisioning the Constitution, they wanted to make sure that they made it perfect for future generations, so that they can live a free and happy …show more content…
According to Rigonati, “The fact that the document did not address these rights quickly became one of the rallying points for Anti-Federalists opposed to the new Constitution.” They created the Bill of Rights to avoid creating a brand new Constitution. One example of when the Constitution needed to be amended was the first amendment. This amendment was the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. They created this amendment because they feared that the government was becoming too powerful. In this specific time period, they felt like they did not have any freedom at all. Another example was the fourth amendment, which was freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. They created this amendment because people wanted protection of their properties and belongings. In this period people did not have as much privacy as they wanted, and they wanted to make a change to

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