1. Hamilton apposed the bill of rights.

2. Hamilton was the only delegate from New York to sign the constitution.

3. Twenty seven amendments have been added to the constitution.

Two interesting facts from the reading are a follows:

1. Our government has lasted over 200 years!

2. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay wrote 85 total Federalist Papers!

One question I have is with all this arguing, how in the world has our government lasted 200 years?!?!

-Max Gervich

The Bill of Rights weren’t included in the original Constitution until the Antifederalists argued for one.

A republic is a system of government that allows the people to vote for those who govern them.

Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison published 85 essays called the ‘Federalist Papers’ in order to convince citizens of New York that the Constitution was better than the Articles of Confederation.

2 Interesting Facts:

Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution.

Hamilton wrote in the Federalist Papers as “Publius”.

1 Question I Still Have:

What changes have/need to be made to the Constitution to support modern day life that didn’t apply during the 1700s?

two facts from the reading are that there are 27 amendments that have been added and it's been in place for over 200 years.

One question I have is how did the federalists not lose hope for their constitution after so long of fighting for it to no avail.

3 things I learned:

• I learned that Alexander Hamilton wanted a government even stronger than the constitution.

• I learned that the writers of the Federalist Papers used Roman pen names.

• I learned that anti-federalists also wrote articles against the constitution

2 interesting facts:

• Some settlers favored a strong government to protect against Native Americans.

• One of the main arguments for the constitution is that it would be good for international trade.

1 question:

• I wonder how the government would be different if Alexander Hamilton wrote the constitution by himself.

-Alexander was the only delegate from New York who signed the constitution.

-The Federalist Papers help us today understand what was going through writers’ minds back then.

-There we’re 85 essays wrote in the Federalist Papers.

-James Maddison helped people understand what was going on during the convention as he wrote down everything that went on.

-Who were the most influential people during the Convention. In what ways did they impact the others?

-the arguments of the anti federalists

-the arguments about a republic

-that the anti federalists also wrote essays supporting their arguments

What was interesting:

-the characteristic of the federalists and anti-federalists

-the fact that the people who signed their essays used Roman names when signing

Question:

-What does “Publius” mean?

-Maya Goldman , P.3

• The states ratified 10 of the 12 official amendments, these amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.

• Hamilton, Madison, and Jay signed the essays using the Roman name “Publius.”

• The Federalist Papers addressed the issues about the Constitution.

Two interesting facts from the reading:

• The Constitution and the Bill of Rights have been the foundation of the U.S. government for over 200 years.

• Antifederalists wrote essays and also used Roman names to sign them, like “Brutus” and “Cato.”

One question I have:

• If the Constitution was never created, what would our government look like today?

1. An interesting fact is that the writers wrote under the name “Publius”.

2. I learned that they wrote 85 essays.

1. How did Hamilton convince the others to help him?

The second thing I learned was that at first, Hamilton didn’t agree on the constitution having a bill of rights, stating that the national government wouldn’t take away said rights.

The third thing I learned was that the Constitution had power above both state and people, making it a federal and national government.

One interesting fact I learned was that a larger republic nation would prevent any special interests on taking over the country, instead balancing out each other.

Another fact I learned was that Hamilton opted for a more stronger and central government then we have today, but he still supported the Constitution as a better alternative to the Articles of Confederation.

One question I have about is why didn’t the Constitution give women the right to vote in the beginning?

• 3 delegates named Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote essays to convince New York delegates to ratify the constitution.

• The federalists and anti federalists wrote essays to support their claim.

• the federalists did not add the bill of rights to the constitution.

2 interesting facts

• The federalists wrote 85 essays supporting their claim.

• Alexander Hamilton was the only delegate from New York who sign the constitution.

1 question

• Why didn’t the delegates add the bill of rights to the constitution?

1. Hamilton, Maddison, and Jay wrote 85 essays on why the constitution was better than the articles of confederation.

2. Hamilton was the only delegate from New York to sign the constitution.

3. Federalist are people who are with the constitution and Anti Federalists are people who are against the constitution.

2 facts.

1. 27 amendments have been added to the constitution

2. The constitution has been signed over 200 years ago

One question I have.

1. How many people signs the constitution?

1. The federalist papers were written in defense of the constitution.

2. Only 10 of the total 12 amendments where ratified by states

3. Alexander Hamilton was one of the authors of the federalist papers

2 interesting facts are,

1. The federalist papers include 85 essays

2. There was only 1 New York delegate at the Constitutional convention

1 question I have is

1. Why did the other New York delegates leave?

1. Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote The Federalist Papers.

2. The Bill of Rights weren't included in the original Constitution.

3. Alexander Hamilton was the only delegate from New York to sign the constitution.

2 interesting facts :

1. There are a total of 85 essays in the Federalist Papers.

2. Hamilton, Jay, and James used a pen name when signing the Federalist Papers.

1 question :

Why did the federalists choose "Publius" as their pen name?

James Maddison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton wrote the federalist papers.

And that federalists lived in big cities and anti federalists lived in rural areas.

Two interesting facts is that John Jay only wrote 5 of the 85 federalist papers.

Hamilton wrote 51 of the essays.

One question I have is that we’re there any rebellions prior to the ratification of the US constitution?

1. The original version of the Constitution did not include the Bill of Rights.

2. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote 85 essays/ Federalist papers that influence the idea that the Constitution was better than the Articles of Confederation.

3. Federalists tend to live in larger states while Anti-Federalists tend to live in smaller states.

Interesting Facts:

1. Alexander Hamilton wrote 51 of the Federalists Papers.

2. They wrote 85 Federalists Papers in total.

A Question I Have:

I wonder how different our government would be today if the Constitution was never ratified?

1. Alexander Hamilton, John Jay , and James Maddison wrote the federalists papers.

2. The first version of the constitution did not have the bill of rights

3. The federalist papers had 85 essays.

   2 interesting facts

   1. Out of the 85 essays, Alexander Hamilton wrote 51 of them.

   2. The government has lasted over 200 years

      
      

   One question I have is what does publius mean

   
   

1. Only 10 of the original 12 amendments written by James Madison were approved forming the Bill of Rights.

2. Alexander Hamilton was a lawyer and the only New York representative in the Constitutional Convention who signed the U.S. Constitution.

3. Anti-Federalists typically came from smaller states and on the other side, Federalists were usually from larger states.

   Two Interesting Facts:

   1. It was common practice whether you were a Federalist or Anti-Federalist to use pen names to hide your identity in articles you wrote.

   2. The Federalist Papers consisted of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.

      
      

      A Question I Still Have:

      What caused Rhode Island which had refused to take part in the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and Constitutional Convention to finally join the other states?

1. You needed 9 out of the 13 states to ratify the Constitution before it was published

2. Only 10 out of the 12 amendments were ratified by the states

3. The constitution all was 200 years ago

2 interesting facts:

1. New York newspapers began to attack because they believed the Constitution took away there rights

2. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay wrote 85 essays for the New York papers

One question you have:

1. What would have happened if the constitution was never made?

   -Kennedy Joseph