Author: James Caldwell
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The Articles of Confederation – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Also see the Constitutional Topics Page for this document, a comparison of the Articles and the Constitution, and a table with demographic data for the signers of the Articles. Images of the Articles are available. Contents Preamble Article I – Style Article II – States Rights Article III – Mutual defense Article IV – Laws…
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The Report of the Annapolis Conference – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Report of the Annapolis Conference In September 1786, a conference was called in Annapolis, Maryland to discuss the state of commerce in the fledgling nation. The national government had no authority to regulate trade between and among the states. The conference was called to discuss ways to facilitate commerce and establish standard rules and…
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The Albany Plan – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Albany Plan In late 1753, the London Board of Trade wrote to New York Governor James DeLancey. The Board supervised provincial affairs in the Americas. It was concerned about the French courting of the Iroquois (the Six Nations) and with the actions of some colonies which were antagonizing the Indians. Fearing that the Indians…
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The Administration of Justice Act – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Administration of Justice Act Advertisement Worried by the courts that convened in America and in Massachusetts in particular, and their bias toward the colonists over their British governors, on May 20, 1774, the Parliament passed the Administration of Justice Act. It provided that the governor of Massachusetts had the authority to remove any trial…
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U.S. Constitution – Preamble – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
U.S. Constitution – Preamble The Preamble <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain…
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U.S. Constitution – Signatories – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
U.S. Constitution – Signatories Signatories <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth. In Witness…
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U.S. Constitution – Article 7 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
U.S. Constitution – Article 7 Article 7 – Ratification <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same. Notes for this article: Ratification Documents Ratification Dates and Votes FAQ: Are new states required…
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U.S. Constitution – Article 6 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
U.S. Constitution – Article 6 Article 6 – Debts, Supremacy, Oaths <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States…