Assignment
So what was the story with the whole Declaration of Independence gig?
How and why did it come to be written?
How much opposition was there to such a document and to such a radical idea as "independence?"
How does the story of the Maryland delegation's actions destroy some of the myths/legends that surround the popular image of the American Colonies becoming their own nation?
And ... keeping the same "hypothetical person" from the previous journal, (rope maker, merchant, & etc.) ... discuss just how your daily life would have changed now that "America" was independent! Be thoughtful!!!!
(I skipped this so just role play as a random settler)
Who would oppose them? Why?
How did Shays' Rebellion show difficulties with the Articles?
And given what the former colonists just went through to gain independence, were Shays and his folks "good guys or bad guys??????
So just how did we get what has become the longest serving written constitution in the world???
What caused a handful of Americans to want to "overthrow" the Articles of Convention and create a whole new government?
And again, given the myths surrounding this document, how much opposition surrounded its adoption??? How close were the votes for/against ratification?
What lengths did the proponents of the Constitution go to try to get support throughout the new country?