WHY DID AMERICANS WANT A BILL OF RIGHTS

ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION?

MR. ANDREW BANKERTCLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOLabankert@ccs.edu

STEP ONE: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM

GO TO THE WEBSITE BELOW, PRINT OFF THE PAGE,

AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR GROUP

http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppa/worksheet1us.doc

GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS PRESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONALCONVENTION IN 1787.

FEDERALISTS LIKE ALEXANDERHAMILTON WANTED A STRONGNATIONAL GOVERNMENTTO UNIFY AND STRENGTHENTHE COUNTRY.

MANY FEDERALISTS BELIEVED ITWAS THE RESPONSIBILITYOF EACH STATE TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OFTHE PEOPLE.

ANTI-FEDERALISTS LIKEPATRICK HENRY WERESUSPICIOUS OF A NATIONALGOVERNMENT THAT WOULDBE TOO STRONG AND DEPRIVEPEOPLE OF FREEDOM.

THEY AGREED THAT STATESWOULD PROTECT PEOPLE BUTTHEY THOUGHT A NATIONALGOVERNMENT COULD NOTBE TRUSTED (LIKE ENGLAND’S)

HE REFUSED TO ATTEND THECONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONSAYING, “I SMELLED A RAT!”

THE CONSTITUTION WAS SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1787 BUTPEOPLE IMMEDIATELY ASKED WHERE THE BILL OF RIGHTS WAS?

GEORGE MASON EDMUND RANDOLPH ELBRIDGE GERRY

SOME OF THE 55 DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONREFUSED TO SIGN THE CONSTITUTION BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONTAIN A BILL OF RIGHTS. THESE THREE GENTLEMEN WERE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSTITUTION BUT REFUSED TO SIGN IT BECAUSE OF THE MISSING BILL OF RIGHTS.

EVENTUALLY, EVEN DELEGATES LIKE JAMES MADISON, CALLED THE“FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION,” ACKNOWLEDGED THAT OURNEW GOVERNMENT REQUIRED A BILL OF RIGHTS.

THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, THE BILLOF RIGHTS, WAS ADDED ON DECEMBER 15, 1791.

edu.glogster.com/glog.php?glog_id=20717493...

WHAT AMENDMENT FROM THE BILLOF RIGHTS ADDRESSEDTHE ISSUES IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES?

BRITISH SOLDIERS TAKE OVER A COLONIST’S HOME IN 1775

JAMES OTIS ARGUESAGAINST THEBRITISH USE OF THE WRITS OFASSISTANCE

AMERICANS TRYTO STOP THE BRITISH FROM GETTINGTHEIR GUNS STOREDIN CONCORD.

APRIL 19,1775