Australians were afraid that cheap Chinese labor would lower Australian workers living standards and both governments and unions agreed that such immigration should be restricted. ... Queensland also had a different opinion from most other colonies on immigration and it did not want a federal movement to stop them from employing cheap Kanakas. ... The National Australasian Convention was held in March 1891 in Sydney and was presided over by Henry Parkes. ... He did not live to see his dream of a united Australia. ... The National Australasian Convention of 1897 held in Adelaide was attende...

• Word Count: 1831
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

At the Constitutional Convention, debates were centered on how strong the chief executive and the national government should be in relation to the states and the people. After the American Revolution, the delegates established the Articles of Confederation. ... Because the lack of a bill of rights in the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists focused almost all of their energies on attacking the Constitution because it did not explicitly guarantee the rights of the people. ... They agreed that a republican government was the only suitable government, but a republic government required the active s...

• Word Count: 1152
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

At the Constitutional Convention, debates were centered on how strong the chief executive and the national government should be in relation to the states and the people. After the American Revolution, the delegates established the Articles of Confederation. ... Because the lack of a bill of rights in the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists focused almost all of their energies on attacking the Constitution because it did not explicitly guarantee the rights of the people. ... They agreed that a republican government was the only suitable government, but a republic government required the active s...

• Word Count: 1152
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate