Constitution

1 / 3 / 05 Stephen Haubner
America became a free nation from British rule after the American Revolution. The Articles of Confederation became the first attempt of a democratic nation since Ancient Greece and Rome. Because of the fear of a crown, too much power was given to the States and they lacked a central, authoritative government that would keep the States unified. After war broke out between some of the States, our Founding Fathers met at our second constitutional convention to ratify the Articles of Confederation. James Madison scrapped the Articles of Confederation and drafte…