A More Perfect Union: Alexander Hamilton And George Washington

The Articles of Confederation was the major governmental plan that focused on less governmental power. It proved that it did not have enough structure and needed to be revised or abolished completely. “A More Perfect Union” is a film that was created by Brigham Young University in the late 1900s, it focuses on the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and how the Constitution was created. The film helps to explain to the viewers how the range of personalities and ideologies worked together. In my experience with watching “A More Perfect Union,” I learned about James Madison’s personality, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington.
James Madison has a strong personality and does not back down from what he truly believes in. In the beginning of the movie, he proposes his “Virginia Plan.” This showed initiative on his part and disgust from the other delegates. Right when he

The delegates from New York got angry during debate and left. It states in the rules that each state must have two delegates in the city in order to vote. While New York was gone, the other delegates continued with the convention. Madison was calculating if he had enough votes to pass his plan when he was told New York left. Madison was worried about how he could get his constitution passed. Eventually, he went and found Alexander Hamilton, a delegate from New York, and urged him to come back to the convention. After careful consideration, Hamilton rejoined the convention right before the vote on the constitution would take place. Hamilton voted, and then another delegate said that Hamilton’s vote cannot count because he was the only New York delegate in Philadelphia. His vote was not counted, but he eventually got to sign the Constitution anyways. This entire scene was the first time I learned about that rule and how it was applied on Hamilton. It showed me how dog-eat-dog the delegates