• In many ways the United States Constitution was a repudiation of the idealism behind the American Revolution and of the first government (the Articles of Confederation). What were the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation and how did the Constitution change the nature of the early United States? Why was the Constitutional Convention called? According to Doc. 40 and 41, how did Madison and Henry disagree on the ratification of the Constitution?
• Below- Painting by Henry Chandler Christy (1940) of Constitutional Convention (Note the depiction of some of the most significant figures: Washington standing, Franklin seated in blue in the foreground with Hamilton leaning in towards him, and Madison is seated in black in front of William Jackson who is standing in red.