Question

For this discussion question, let’s tackle a modified version of one of the the analytical questions listed in the Equiano document - Imagine you are a resident of Massachusetts in the 1790s. You’ve read some of the Federalist papers published by Hamilton and Madison, and you’re thinking about the Constitution and whether to vote in your state to ratify it. Then, you read Equiano’s narrative and you learn some of the facts about the slave trade and the institution of slavery (such as detailed in the essay you read at the beginning of this topic). How might it change your mind about what the Constitution should include? This begs another question: What did John Jay leave out in his letter to Thomas Jefferson about the state of the country? What does he talk about but also what DOESN'T he talk about?

Answer 1

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay made the F​​​​​ederalist paper to ratifying the new US Constitution.

Federalist paper

Originally Federalist paper was planned to be essay for publication in the newspaper of New York and expanded collection into 85 essays which was published in March and may volume. They did not became known as Federalist paper. The main aim of eassy at convicing opponents of US Constitution to ratify it. so that it would take effect as the fundamental nation governing document.

Federealist 1-Debate are framed in broader term.''whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force."

FEDERALIST 10-how to prevent rule by majority faction and advocate expansion of united state into a large commercial republic.

These federalist paper made by Hamilton and Madison to rectify us constitution to vote.

The narrative life of equiano, narrative is argued to value style such as slavery and spiritual and travel narrative. Equiano book describe time spend in enslavement and attached document related to independent man. And success in gaining his freedom.

Equiano’s main theme :journey from slavery to freedom.

• West Africa slavery how the experience differed from salvery in america

Equiano’s change mind what constitution should include

Constitution is an established precedents that constitute legal basis of a polity, organisation and commonly determine how that entity is governed collectively.

• It change mind constitution of freedom rather than slavery
• Change mind regarding legal basis of polity
• Change mind regarding constitution of institutional slavery

John jay letter to Jefferson :Dr sir we are in situation of unpleasant, what they ought to be, what they will be, and how and when to be produced are arduous Questions. Changes are Necessary

These questions of letter leaves John Jay to Jefferson. He talk about unpleasant situation of country and talk about changes is necessary what ought to be etc and does not talk about chevalier return to America.