MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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colonial rule of Great Britain
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principles expressed in the Albany Plan of Union
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ratification of the Constitution
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secession of Southern states from the Union
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Bill of Rights consists of 10 amendments that explicitly guarantee certain rights and protections to US citizens by limiting the power of the federal government. The First Amendment prevents the government from interfering with the freedoms of speech, peaceable assembly, and exercise of religion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Recently freed from the despotic English monarchy, the American people wanted strong guarantees that the new government would not trample upon their newly won freedoms of speech, press and religion, nor upon their right to be free from warrantless searches and seizures.
Detailed explanation-3: -They put limits on the national government’s right to control specific civil liberties and rights, many of which were already protected by some of the state constitutions. Liberties protected included freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly (First Amendment).
Detailed explanation-4: -The First Amendment is widely considered to be the most important part of the Bill of Rights. It protects the fundamental rights of conscience-the freedom to believe and express different ideas-in a variety of ways.