"The style of this confederacy shall be, 'The United States of America.'" The United States of America first form of government was written under the Articles of Confederations. Although as time flew by in the new country located in the Western Hemisphere, the Articles of Confederation seemed not cooperate with the citizens. Damaging events like the Shay' s Rebellion was when the elites of the new government started to acknowledge the failures of the Articles of Confederation. On May 14, 1787 was the first day when our founding fathers of the Constitution met in the Constitutional Convention that took place in Philadelphia to make a new set of written laws. The making of the Constitution took a long and complicated process due to different opinions and the making of compromise. During the making of the Constitution different plans and ideas were proposed and were mainly argued against these two factions, the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist, which eventually led to an agreement in the end. .
The Federalist was the faction that favored a new Constitution and to get rid of the Articles, which was led by Alex Hamilton and was actually the first political party in the United States. The federalist favored for the constitution because it gave a little more power to the central government. They also favored the proposed plans of the Separation of powers, which means the central government separated into three different branches and not giving to much power to another group, so the constitution could provide balance in powers and prevent tyranny. Also the Federalist wrote a series of essays that went to the newspaper called 'The Federalist Papers", they were made to favor the constitution, while many citizens thought that the constitutions gave to much power to the government and that it will take many liberties from the people, the papers were to alleviate these fears from the people and the Anti-Federalists, the opposing faction.
They work to blunt conflict; they are "power brokers." They bring conflicting groups together. They modify and compromise the contending views of different interests and groups, and so help to unify, rather than divide, the American people. ... Again, political parties are indispensable to American government. ... All of these functions play a role in the American democratic government....
The fundamental differences in agriculture and the adoption of slavery in the South of America gave rise to the early American History. ... These proceedings basically led to resolve the political causes, which were causing divisions in the antislavery and the proslavery groups of the Congress and in the entire nation. ... The years between 1850 and 1852 are known in American political history for the deaths of three eminent figures, Clay, Calhoun and Webster. ... This conflict turned violent in 1854, when the Kansas-Nebraska Act revoked the Missouri Compromise and the Cass" concept of dominio...
The Political Crisis of the 1850's: There are many different reasons for the coming of war, but none other that of a crisis, a political crisis. "Most students of America's past realize that the Civil War marked a major turning point in the nation's history. But we often forget that the ultimate cause of the war was the inability of politicians to find a means of compromising conflicting views concerning slavery and its extension," (Alexander 246). ... It is obvious that these conflicting ideas are the beliefs of the ever-conflicting north and south. ... This act comp...
But didn't it violate America's very own Constitution? ... As America expanded, and new states joined the Union, the conflict grew.Territories in the North entered as free states, and territories in the South entered as slave states. ... The North thought his Compromise would be going against the Missouri Compromise of 1820. ... The two sides had many conflicts, they had opposing political views, conflicts on power, and opposing moral views. ... The North and the South's opposing views divided America, causing secession and the Civil war....
The other was the only man to ever serve as the president of the Confederate States of America. ... This "war" was a conflict with local Indians, the chieftain of which was named Blackhawk. ... After this loss he decided to take time off from his political career. His retirement from politics was short-lived. ... Davis was a compromise candidate who was chosen in secrecy. ...
In fact, the war had many reasons for its occurrence, including political, economical, cultural, racial, expansion, and slavery. ... The beginning of slavery in North America occurred in 1619 when the first 20 African blacks where brought to English North America. ... The changing population and addition of states also had an impact on political issues. ... The sectional concerns of the 1820's repeatedly influenced politics. ... So to prevent further conflicts, a proposal by Illinois Senator Jesse B. ...
Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. ... But after the American Revolution slavery really died it the North, just as it was becoming more popular in the South. ... There were demands for political equality and economic and social advances. ... For almost a generation this Compromise seemed to settle the conflict between the North and South. ... They were convinced that they should make a bid for independence by succeeding rather then face political encirclement. ...
Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. ... But after the American Revolution slavery really died it the North, just as it was becoming more popular in the South. ... There were demands for political equality and economic and social advances. ... For almost a generation this Compromise seemed to settle the conflict between the North and South. ... They were convinced that they should make a bid for independence by succeeding rather then face political encirclement. ...
The North and South came into conflict over political issues and could not work out a comprise. ... Neither side believed in Black American Equality. ... The central cause of conflict between North and South was slavery, but it was only in it's expansion and attention that it was given through politics that it became a powerful divisive force that could not be solved by compromise. The entrance of slavery into politics made it into a public issue, and once the issue became public the conflict had to be solved. Tragically, compromise was impossible, as each section felt that its perso...
