Jefferson was quite unhappy about some of the edits made to his original draft of the Declaration of Independence. He had originally included language condemning the British promotion of the slave trade (even though Jefferson himself was a slave owner). This criticism of the slave trade was rem...
These three delegates are Elbridge Gerry, Edmund Randolph, and George Mason. The Constitution Doesn’t Consider the US a Democratic Country There is no mention of the word “democracy” in the constitution. The constitution only considers America a federal republic rather than a democratic country...
Though he initially opposed the Constitution, Elbridge Gerry eventually signed it. He is also known for the term “gerrymandering,” which stems from his name.Ways of Becoming a US CitizenCitizenship is the legal status of individuals with specific duties and rights stipulated in a Constitution. ...
Elbridge Gerry George Washington James Madison James Monroe John Adams John Hancock Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson AP US History Study Guide and Exam Prep 26chapters |250lessons Ch 1.Early Civilizations of America Native American History: Origins of Early People in the Americas3:57 ...
George Mason of Virginia, Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, Edmund Randolph of Virginia declined to sign the constitution on September 17, 1787. They refused because the Bill of Rights was absent. The Bill of Rights is a very important list of human rights bestowed by the constitution on the ...
Elbridge Gerry was a signer of the American Declaration of Independence and the fifth vice president of the United States (1813–14) in the second term of Pres. James Madison. From his name, the term gerrymander was later derived.
Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, whose administration enacted a law in 1812 defining new state senatorial districts. The law consolidated the Federalist Party vote in a few districts and thus gave disproportionate representation to Democratic-Republicans. The outline of one of these districts was ...
(racial gerrymandering). The term is derived from the name of Gov.Elbridge GerryofMassachusetts, whose administration enacted a law in 1812 defining new state senatorial districts. The law consolidated theFederalist Partyvotein a few districts and thus gave disproportionate representation toDemocratic-...
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Supplement to theIndependent ChronicleSupplement to theIndependent Chronicle, Boston, January 31, 1788; it includes a letter written by Constitutional Convention delegate Elbridge Gerry to the Massachusetts State Convention describing the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention and his objections to the...