h ’s legislation, and they made up the first ten amendments of the Constitution, and also the Bill of Rights. These amendments gave us more power and freedom as a people and we did not fear the all-powerful government as we had in the past. Yet these amendments allowed the common man to rest much easier, and to not worry about not having certain civil rights. The Bill of Rights gave us a new sigh of relief as a people with the birth of our new government and nation not more than 20 years old we were anxious to see all the wonderful things our Founding Fathers had promised us. The incentive of the Bill of Rights was the greatest thing in that it said the word “Freedom”. A word these people had yet to truly experience and had fought so hard for through the American Revolution. Finally this gave them a reward of sorts, that was actually more tangible than this big new government, this was for the people and they saw that these freedoms were specifically for them.It all started with the Articles of Confederation, it founded our new government, and laid the base for all things to come. It truly paved the way , and gave us hope as a new nation, and was extremely important in the founding of our government today. All of these aspects I have talked about in my paper helped mold our government, and make it the most powerful and sought after today. We set the example, people look at our government with honor and respect, and for them to fully ascertain they must gain a full knowledge of how it began, to comprehend the greatness as it is today....
