Our United States has been around for some time now. We started out with thirteen colonies, and we now have fifty states. We have operated under two constitutions during this time period. The first constitution our forefathers (#1) gave birth to were the Articles of Confederation on March 1st 1791. This was a time of slave trading, and indentured servitude (#2). We were a nation ready to free our selves form the English, and prepare a new nation that would strive and prosper in decades and centuries to come. The Articles of Confederation were to establish a government in the New World (#3). Alas, it was not as successful as our forefathers imagined. Hence, a new constitution arose, and on September 17, 1787 the United States Constitution was signed. Both constitutions have much in common, I suppose its because it was brought about by almost the exact same men who gave birth to the Articles of Confederation. Although these two constitutions have similarities, the differences are far more. In this paper, I will be going through some of the similarities as well as the differences between the two documents. Passing laws, Sovereignty, and Representation of states is just a few topics both documents go over. How they differ will be explained, I will also give my opinion on what I think about the law or topic, and weather it was appropriate to change the law/topic.
             But first, lets see why and where these constitutions came about. King George III was a key figure in our history. His Coercive Acts, or better know as his Intolerable Acts (#4) were imposed to take hold of the power in the new colonies. From these acts, came agout a First Continental Congress(#5) that was held from September 5th through October 26th , 1774. A delegate from each colonie was at the Continental Congress, excluding Georgia who did not send a delegate but was in firm support of the other colonies. The delegates created an association to oppose...