Founding Fathers Motives

According to Buenger, political factions were fluid from 1887 to 1896. The population could side with factions depending on the issue at hand, or they

Webster argued the Constitution was design to settle such economic disputes between states. Allowing concurrent laws to conflict would be dangerous and contagious if not handled by the federal government. Attorney Writ supported the federal supremacy over these states was enumerated in the Constitution. Gibbons’ steamboats operated “among several states” (US National Archives & Records Administration n.d.), and the Commerce Clause states, “ Congress shall have the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among several States, and with Indian tribes” (US National Archives & Records Administration n.d.). Gibbons’ steamboats in fact operated in New Jersey and in New York; therefore it aptly applied in this situation.

Student’s name Professor’s name Course number Date The Virginia and New Jersey plans 1 The Virginia plan had various characteristics as proposed by Mr Randolph. He suggested in accordance to the wishes of the committee that the national government should be created and that it should consist of a supreme legislative, Executive and Judiciary. According to Mr. Patterson in the Virginia plan which he drew from Mr. Randolph’s propositions, proposed that revision of the articles of confederations was paramount in order to render federal constitution adequacy to the demands of both government and the union in preservation.

In this paper there has been a discussion of the legislation and the tensions preceding the southern Secession. Based on this discussing it can be concluded that the tensions, which culminated with the Civil War, were present many decades before the secession itself. Even threats of Civil war and secession were present much prior to this particular conflict. 
This paper has also concluded that the threat of Lincoln was real to the South, because of the Republican party’s very distinct foundation as an anti-slavery party. Slavery was a soft spot in the South because of the substantial value slaves had.

What were our Founder's intentions for Congress and Congressional elections? The founders created the United States Congress to protect the rights of individual states and safeguard minority opinion in a system of government designed to give greater power to the national government.   How did they see Congress relative to the President, and how is this dynamic playing out, especially with our understanding of Congress, elections and representation? They saw them as the word of the people. Today most people don’t see them like this or even at all.

The history of the early settlement of South Carolina is intimately connected with the island of Barbados. On October 30,1629, Charles I., of England, granted to Sir Robert Heath, his attorney general, all of the territory of North America lying between the 31st and 36th parallels of north latitude and extending from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean, to be known as “Carolana or Province of Carolana.” Sir Robert did nothing toward settling his province and it was not until the second year after the restoration of Charles II., that some of his adherents and courtiers obtained a charter with extensive powers for the same territory to be called Carolina instead of Carolana. This charter was dated March 24,1662/63. Sir John Colleton, a planter in Barbados, first suggested to Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, that they, with associates, could obtain a grant to this “rich and fertile Province of Carolina” from Charles II.

In 1611, Alexander Whitaker arrived in the new land of Virginia, which had just begun to be colonized only a few years earlier (Dudley Chalberg 13). Jamestown, Virginia was the first English Settlement to be made in the New World and many people wanted to know more about it. England asked for reports back from people as to what their new land was like and there were varied opinions. Alexander Whitaker had a positive viewpoint that Virginia was an abundant new paradise with many good things about it. It should be thought by one that Alexander Whitaker was correct in making the statements that he did.

William Bradford indicated that the occasion was that the ships were a day out of harbor in the new world. He indicated that he wanted them to come together as one body in agreement to submit to the government and governors. The agreed to consent together in unison to this. I do feel this is very similar to the motives of the original constitution a document which is still in force today. I have no doubt that the founders of this nation looked at what did work and did not work in the way the original colonies set themselves up and modeled our governing documents based off what they learned.

With Britain encroaching upon American boundaries, Congress had a hard time trying to fight back and protect America’s sovereignty. Somehow, they got it done. Last, it created legislative inefficiencies. When the states met to govern, it was largely inefficient because large and small states had an equal, single vote. Virginia had ten times the people as Delaware, but still had the same voting weight.

In the 1600`s century Virginia was full of wealthy plantation owners who all bought land in the tidewater area in Virginia. The governor at that time was Sir William Berkeley. Berkeley limited voting to people who owned property; he also exempted himself and his councilors from taxation. Due to his actions it sparked burning anger from the backcountry farmers who live west of the tidewater area. Moreover, many backcountry farmers wanted to expand their land and many free indentured servants wanted land too, but the only land available near Virginia is the Native American territory.

Claim A: Under the Virginia Plan, the population would determine representation in each of the two houses of Congress. Claim B: Delegates from less-populous states wanted to amend the Articles of Confederation to protect their equal standing, which would preserve each

In The King’s Friends, Brown used an innovative approach in considering Loyalism, examining all of the post-war Loyalist claims from each colony, and compiling the details quantitatively. Brown concluded that Loyalism was concentrated in urban and seaboard areas, and that there was little Loyalism in the interior of the continent outside of New York and the Carolinas. Brown also argued that many recent immigrants, particularly in the South, became Loyalists as they were yet to be Americanized. The Loyalist claims also showed, through numerical data, how Loyalists varied in terms of wealth. In New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, Brown argued that the “Loyalists recruited heavily from the poor people,” while in Massachusetts the Loyalists were wealthier.

When Congress issued tariffs on foreign goods, Southerners believed that Congress favored the North since this tariff would benefit them. John Randolph spoke of this issue, arguing that Congress was being unfair since the South was not benefiting from the actions of Congress at all while the North benefited (Doc A). As for political conflict, there was a clear case of factionalism and political rivalry in 1824 (Doc I). With these conflicts amongst the varying factions and political parties, the political tension and sectionalism within America continued to grow. Accusations and anger from the South further separated them from the North, which did not contribute “good feelings” to the country at

Michael Holt also writes how partisan politics lead to the Civil War partisans of all sides sought to define their opponents. In the book Holt contends that political decisions made from 1846 to 1858 had played a critical role in intensifying sectional hostility prior to secession and the Civil War. (Pandora's Box, Pages 3-16) Holt states that the Whig party Democrats and politicians maneuvered for a short term

As the exporters of raw materials the southerners were afraid that a government ran by a monarchy system would raise taxes on raw materials and destroy their economy. This would make the southern states according to Bruns “nothing more than overseers