Megan Griffith 9/19/11 2nd period Founding Father: Thomas Jefferson Many argue that Thomas Jefferson is one of the most brilliant individuals in American history and someone who lived the American Dream. Thomas Jefferson is remembered as the third President of the United States of America and the author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson is important to our history because his role as a founding father was crucial in the development of our early government. Thomas Jefferson was born on
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Our founding fathers were united in their desire to establish a new government strong enough to rule our nation‚ but not so strong as to threaten the liberties of the states and of the people. They believed good existed in man‚ but they also realized human nature and self-interest would always be a threat to the common good of the people. In Federalist Paper No. 51‚ James Madison states this: “But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels
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diplomat‚ political theorist‚ politician‚ civic activist‚ statesman‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ and many more things. He did many things to help the United States‚ and he even signed the constitution. Benjamin Franklin should be the second most important founding father. It was so important that he went to the constitutional convention that he was carried there in a sedan chair by people because the bumpy carriage ride on cobblestone was too rough for his old bones. Benjamin Franklin made many inventions and
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The Founding Fathers created The Bill of Rights in order to protect citizens’ individual rights under written law. One of the most important type of rights outlined in this document are the rights of the accused. Before the amendments that protect accused individuals were enforced‚ there was a decent amount of room for government to gain more power and for the people to lose justice and freedom while in the courts. Many innocent citizens would be labeled as guilty without trial and sent to jail.
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The Founding Fathers of the United States had one goal in mind- American Liberty. This could be achieved in many different ways‚ hence the reason that many of the Founding Fathers disputed over how the U.S. government should be run. One of the most influential disputed that there were occurred during the Constitutional Convention. It was unknown how much power to give to the Federal government. Giving too much power would allow one person or a small group of individuals to rule the United States
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The founding fathers rebelled against the British government and declared independence for various reasons leading up to the American Revolution. The first of many acts that led to rebellion was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act put taxes on any type of paper that the colonists used. The next acts were the Land Ordinance of 1785. The first act reserved land for American Indians that was west of the Appalachian Mountains. The final piece that led to rebellion were the Townshend Acts of 1767. This included
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The Age of Enlightenment saw many great changes in Western Europe. The Age of Enlightenment or simple “the Enlightenment” was an intellectual movement during the 18th century. Its purpose was to reform society and to advance knowledge using reason and the scientific knowledge. It supported scientific thought and opposed superstition with its favorite target being the Catholic Church. The phrase was frequently used by writers of the period itself‚ implying that they were emerging from centuries of
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The Founding Fathers were justified in their actions of starting the American Revolutionary War against Britain. The Founding Fathers started the American Revolutionary War because of the excessive taxation‚ lack of parliamentary representation‚ and forced participation in the French and Indian War by Britain. The colonists attempted to work with Britain by boycotting and lobbying for representation but their attempts were dismissed by Britain. Britain simply continued to treat the colonies as
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“The Founding Fathers: A Reform Caucus in Action” by John P. Roche a. What four factors does the author provide as reason for the success of the Constitutional Convention? The four factors that Roche provided as reasons for the success of the Constitutional Convention were first George Washington’s involvement. George Washington was considered an American “father figure”‚ and his reputation was prestigious. Second‚ the Founding Fathers’ energy‚ leadership talents‚ and their communication network
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Andy Tran Mr.Banks 10/6/2014 Were the Founding Fathers Democratic Reformers? After reading both view points of John P. Roche and Howard Zinn‚ I felt like there were more things to back up the arguments made by Zinn‚ which is one of the reasons why I think that the founding fathers were not in fact democratic reformers. The founding fathers were wealthy statesmen who worked for the best of their interests to preserve their wealth. Howard Zinn’s writing discusses the American Revolution
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