Quarter One Exam - Essay One

The Articles of Confederation failed as our first constitution because not all of the states and their political leaders agreed with it. Many thoughts were that it would only help certain people, especially the people who wrote it. The states wanted different things that would fit the needs of their own people and land. The founding fathers attempted to satisfy themselves while trying to seemingly benefit the rest of the country as best they could.

The goal that the founding fathers had during the Constitutional Convention was that they wanted to get their ideas out on the table so as to present them in the best light possible. This convention was the best way to get thier ideas around and see why they would be opposed or accepted. There were some ideas that would only be beneficial for larger states and states that owned many slaves so that they would have a higher population count. Other ideas seemed only to benefit smaller states and not make much sense to put into order in larger states.

The Bill of Rights was added because there needed to be a way to please more people. It stated the rights that all United States citizens would have, regardless of other situations. This benefited the most people of all the ideas presented. The Bill of Rights did have people and states who thought that the idea was not suitable, and therefore did not ratify it at first. It wasn't until Adams and Jefferson ratified a new proposal that the Bill of Rights idea became a clearer decision for the United States people and leaders. The Bill of Rights was eventually ratified by all of the current, at the time, states.