Shay's Rebellions After The Revolutionary War

After the Revolutionary War the new independent nation of America sought to expand their democracy and power. As rebellions, such as Shay’s rebellion started to occur, the founding fathers and congress realized that the government needed more power. Through several compromises, the constitution was ratified and the government had more control over internal and external threats to their democracy. As time went on the government sought to expand its authority, power and democracy through compromises and taxes to fund their ambition. The goal of expanding democracy was beneficial in creating a market revolution within the country, but problems began to occur as the government sought for more land and power.
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In a letter, Jefferson expressed his want to keep peace with the natives. The natives were limited on their resources, and in exchange for their cooperation they could be taught how to create more efficient agriculture. The government wanted the Indians peace and friendship as a way to use them for their land and costly pelts, for the sake to enlarge the capital. If the government could not gain the trust of the natives they sought to use their power and forces to drive the Indians across the Mississippi. The government wanted the indigenous people to fear them, and know that if an uprising were to occur the stronger democracy would essentially wipe their population out even more. As the government gained more democracy in its system it jeopardized the weak friendship between the Native Americans and government even more. The new governments thirst for more land and expansion, led to further grief and problems between the citizens and
Thoreau, a writer at the time, observed the problems in the complexity of the government democracy. Similar democracy and governments in the past failed because the government expanded and grew overgrown in its complexity that it trapped itself in its own system. The ever-expanding democracy was beginning to show signs of possibly committing similar mistakes that the governments before them fatally committed as well. Thoreau bashed the government for growing too expansive in their democracy, trapping itself in superficial policies and for purposely using the citizens of the United States. The issue between the citizens and government never resolved, the concept of expanding democracy has not changed over time. Instead it has grown so large and powerful that different groups of Americans do not trust the democracy of the government. Over time, expanding democracy has crippled the government for all