Who wrote the us constitution and why?

Answer 1

The Constitution had to be written because the original organization of the new states under the Articles of Confederation failed to turn the individual colonies into a true nation. Under the Articles of Confederation the individual states retained their own sovereignty, freedom and independence from each other and more importantly from a federal government. States were free to issue their own money, fix their own tariffs, and maintain their own militia. There was no president or federal judiciary. There was a need to stop the states from acting in their own self interests rather than in the interests of the states as a nation. The Articles of Confederation were replaced by the US Constitution, creating "a more perfect union." (Even though the prior union was not perfect and technically there is no such thing as "more perfect.")

Mainly, the Constitution provides the framework for our republican form of government. It confers specific authority to each of the branches of government and to the several states. And it provides for certain protections of civil rights that no majority can abridge or abrogate.

It was also a response to Shays' Rebellion.

Daniel Shays led a rebellion burning down court houses throughout the colonies in 1786. The farmers were in a desperate situation and figured if there were no courthouses, the judges couldn't rule to have their farms taken away. It began in Massachusetts and spread to other states. The states did not have the manpower to back down the militia rebellion, but under the Articles of the Confederation the federal government did not have the authority to step in. Many of the men involved in writing the Constitution were actually nervous of giving the federal government more power so soon after they had fought the Revolutionary War. Even George Washington was quoted as saying "I almost despair of seeing a favorable issue to the proceedings of the convention, and do therefore repent having any agency in the business."

Answer 2

The U.S Constitution was written because we were now an independent nation and the Articles of Confederation were too weak to keep our nation stable. The Constitution was first not liked by Thomas Jefferson and the "Jeffersonians" because they did not support a strong government. They were also known as the Anti-Federalists. Alexander Hamilton, was a Federalist, and supported the Constitution. It had been later agreed that as long as there was a Bill of Rights, the Anti-Federalists would support the Constitution. After all, it was because their rights as Englishmen were non existant which caused the whole schism between the British and Americans.

Answer 3

55 delegates, some were young (late 20, early 30's), some were old (jefferson was 81), some were slave owners (federalist that were rich and needed people to care for their plants. 31 went to college and were wealthy and 24 didn't attend college so they were poor. The rich people were into the political system.

Answer 4

The US Constitution provided a set of laws that gave the new country a sense of order. After the US won the war against Great Britain, they formed a shabby government called the Articles of Confederation that was very hard to pass laws, as all states had to unanimously(sp?) approve a new law. The US Constitution created a new government, with the three branches, executive, legislative, and judicial. Most of the ideas came from the Enlightenment. One particular influence was the Baron de Montesquieu. He originally came up with the idea of checks and balances. The US Constitution ended the order of chaos in the US

Answer 5

The Articles of Confederation were an acknowledged failure. The convention met in Philadelphia to hammer out the current constitution in an effort to preserve the country and prevent it from splitting into thirteen separate nations.