Constitution+Preamble

The preamble to our Constitution is the beginning part of our Constitution. The Constitution is the rules and laws of the United States. Here is the Preamble:

We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America.

A lot of things changed after the eight years of the Revolutionary War. 13 colonies that were once controlled by Great Britain became free states. The 13 states needed a government but they did not want to be ruled by a king, prince, or queen. They wanted the people to rule! IN the summer of 1787, people from different states

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 * The preamble represents our countries freedom.


 * The preamble is part of our constitution.


 * We the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect union