In the debate leading up to the war of 1812, who were the war hawks? a. members of the federalist party who wanted to defend american honor b. veterans of the revolutionary war who opposed declaring war on england c. young political leaders from the west and south who wanted to take new lands d. new england shipbuilders and sailors who wanted to destroy the british navy

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.