Can someone answer this historical question for me?

Question

What did the Founding Fathers hope to achieve as they assembled for the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 1

In almost all conventions and negotiations, just a few people do all the work. That was true of the Constitutional Convention as well. Hamilton and Jefferson and a few others were the ones who wrote the stuff. As I recall.

Answer 2

The Founding Fathers realized how weak the Articles of Confederation was. The federal government was powerless to stop the Shay's Rebellion and Congress had little power. Some weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation included no chief executive, Congress had no power to tax citizens directly, no power to draft an army, had no national court system, no power to settle arguments among states, and many more. This led to the Constitutional Convention.

Answer 3

A constitution that actually works. The Articles of Confederation limited the federal government so much that nothing could get done. All the states were taxing each other, among other things. So everbody got together and said, "Ok, so the government does need some power. Let's decide what makes sense for it to be able to do." And they did, complete with a Bill of Rights so things wouldn't get out of hand. In theory.

Answer 4

self government that protected the unpopular as well as the popular, guarenteeing freedoms of religion, speech , the right to assemble and protest, to bear arms, all in less of course you were a woman, an Indian, or Black

Answer 5

Self governing control of all goods and services coming and going from our shores and the rights to tax the hell out of everyone involved in that process.

Answer 6

a more perfect union... a balance of power... eguality among persons, states and federal government, the right to think and make desicions for oneself based on rational thinking

Answer 7

Peace♥not war.