Revolutionary America

The story of the Constitutional Convention and the ratification of the constitution differs greatly in style between Robert Middlekauff 's The Glorious Cause : The American Revolution , 1763-1789 and Carol Berkin 's A Brilliant Solution : Inventing the American Constitution . Both author 's tell the same tale , however , the differences between both author 's s of the process , goals , and results of the Constitutional Convention are mostly in the style of writing and the major theme of secrecy

The Constitutional Convention began on May 25 , 1786 , ten years after the signing of the

Declaration of Independence (Berkin , 2002 ) A of seven states were represented . Many people had profound effects on the Convention , including James Madison and James Wilson . James Madison was eager to get started , bringing with him detailed plans for establishing a government . James Wilson , like Madison , also brought with him detailed plans . Wilson favored a democratic form of government . Wilson held the belief that the people should have a say in how their country is run , that man 's intuition was reliable , his nature benevolent , and that he should be trusted with power . Alexander Hamilton , on the other hand , believed in a constitutional monarchy However , Hamilton did not play an important role in the Convention

It should be noted that with such a big decision , there should be an equally large number of opinions , plans , and personal agendas . Due to the secrecy of the Constitutional Convention , most of what was discussed disappeared to the ages . Like a high school...