Nathaniel+Gorham-2

John O'Donnell Nathaniel Gorham __**Introduction:**__ The Constitutional was created to help stables an unstable government. The constitutional convention was when a group of men came together to create a set of laws (the constitution), so men are created equal. The convention happened in the State House in Philadelphia in the year 1787. Some of the framers of the constitution Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Celeb Strong, Alexander Hamilton, and Nathaniel Gorham.
 * __Nathaniel Gorham __**

__**Background Info:**__ Nathaniel Gorham was born May 27, 1738 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was the eldest son to a packet boat owner. He had a very minimal education in his younger years. At the age of fifteen he had a job as an apprentice to a merchant, but not for very long. He quit six years later, for owning business in his home town. There he wedded Rebecca Call which would bear nine children. As a colonial legislator, during the revolutionary war he backed the wigs. Then till 1788 he was in politics. And the years following that he had many fanatical problems. Nathaniel Gorham died June 11, 1776.

Nathaniel Gorham’s played crucial role in the making of the Constitution. During the Constitutional Convention he was the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, Committee of Detail, Second Committee of Representation, Committee of Trade, and Committee of State Commitments. Through out the convention he was a strong supporter of a strong central government. He wanted for congress to have broad powers, but also wanted the executive to appoint federal judges.
 * __ Role at the Constitutional Convention: __**

-Federalism is the idea that powers are separated between state and the central government. Nathaniel Gorham was a federalist that believed in a strong central government. He also believed that only the federal government should have its own currency instead of each state having its own. -The separation of powers is the powers separated in to each group of the government. Nathaniel Gorham’s opinion on the separation of powers is that congress can ratify the constitution. -Checks and balances which means limits put on each branch of government by being able to amend or void acts of the other branches. His view on this is that the president can appoint the members of the legislative branch. -The Large vs. small states, Nathaniel Gorham’s view on this is that each state should have two senators instead of three becusase he fear that with a larger group of senators it would be hard to decide on peace and war.
 * __DBQ and Paragraph of his opinions:__**
 * __DBQ:[[file:DBQ 2.pdf]]__**

During the days of the constitution Nathaniel Gorham was there most of the time. During act one of the constitutions Nathaniel Gorham made it 20 and missed only 2 days. At act two he only missed 1 day out a 30. During act three he was present 21 times and was probably present 2 times. And for the last act Nathaniel Gorham has present 13 times and probably present 1 time. Over all he was present 83 days (93.25%), absent 3 days (3.37%), and probably present 3 days (3.37%). **__ Nathaniel Gorham’s attendance record at the constitutional convention __**
 * __Atandance Record:__**
 * || ** Present ** || ** Absent ** || ** Do Not Now ** || ** Probably Present ** || ** Probably Absent ** ||
 * ** Act 1 ** || ** 20 ** || ** 2 ** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Act2 ** || ** 29 ** || ** 1 ** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Act 3 ** || ** 21 ** ||  ||   || ** 2 ** ||   ||
 * ** Act 4 ** || ** 13 ** ||  ||   || ** 1 ** ||   ||
 * ** Totals ** || ** 83 ** || ** 3 ** ||  || ** 3 ** ||   ||
 * ** % ** || ** 93.25% ** || ** 3.37% ** ||  || ** 3.37 % ** ||   ||

__**Primary Source:** Constitution Connection-__ Nathaniel Gorham would strongly agree with the Article section three, part one. This part says that each state should have two senators and serves a six year term. Nathaniel Gorham believed that there should be two senators per state instead of three because it would be two hard to decide on matters with a that big amount of people.

__Bill of Rights-__ Nathaniel Gorham believed that people who owned land and who ever did note had the right to vote. This is the fifteenth amendment that stated any one can vote no madder race, ethnicity, or previous condition of servitude. Nathaniel Gorham said “The people have been long accustomed to this right in various parts of America, and will never allow it to be abridged. We must consult their rooted prejudices if we expect their concurrence in our propositions". By this he said that not only land owners should only vote, other people should



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