There are many people across the world that have impacted their community in a variety of ways. In the United States of America there have been people who have shaped America into the free country it is today. The Founding Fathers of the United States of America are great examples of people who transformed the United States into what it is today. Benjamin Franklin was the most influential developer of America. After America encountered Benjamin Franklin as a printer‚ a publisher‚ and an inventor
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Did the Founding Fathers Get it Right? In 1787 our founding fathers gathered in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia‚ in the exact same room our Declaration of Independence had been signed a few years prior. This group of men was faced with the immense task of drafting the Constitution of the United States of America. Our founding fathers showed such brilliant foresight in how they structured this foundational document by recognizing the need for a Constitution designed to keep our government
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if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company" (George Washington). America wouldn’t be what it is today if the Founding Fathers didn’t feel the same as George Washington did. Britain was bad company and the Founding Fathers felt that America was better off alone‚ and as its own country. The Founding Fathers were completely just in the way that they separated themselves from Britain‚ and had every reason to do so. Britain ruthlessly taxed the New World and
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stated his beliefs. Hes kind of like a founding father‚ but what is a founding father? A founding father is a member of the convention that drew up the united states constitution in 1787‚ which was 4 years after the american revolution‚ a political upheaval that took place between 1765 to 1783 when the 13 colonists rejected the british monarchy and founded the united states of america. After the American revolution Thomas Jefferson(one of the many founding fathers and the third presedent) wrote the declaration
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Influences and how hey Transformed America for the Better The Founding Fathers are the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence‚ the Constitution‚ and the Articles of Confederation. . If they were not able to create a system that united all the states as when country then‚ the states would each have different laws‚ and some states would not be appropriate to live in because of the laws it might pass. When the Founding Fathers created our government they were influenced by the many thinkers
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although it is a terrible part of the history of the United States that we cannot get rid of‚ was justified by some Founding Fathers and philosophical thinkers. It is seen in some readings that the thinkers who had such a great influence on the forming of our country‚ actually thought of slavery as something that was okay. These views and ideas may have influenced some of the Founding Fathers to support slavery‚ and may have helped lead some to even participate in slavery. Slavery has always been around
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1. The founding fathers wanted a republic wanted a republic with no monarchy‚ to have elected representatives and limited government. The founding father created government with the past and the experience to see what worked and what did not. The ancients‚ who were Greek like Plato and Aristotle‚ thought that the government should promote human excellence. Plato recognized three types pf government‚ monarchy‚ aristocracy and democracy. For the Romans‚ Polybius wanted a Republic and Cicero believed
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Why did our Founding Fathers create the Constitution and how is it relevant to our country today? To begin‚ prior to the creation of the Constitution‚ the Articles of Confederation was the main document that the people of the United States abided by. The Articles of Confederation was not a well-liked document and therefore‚ it is not well-known today. This document posed many ongoing issues and challenges for the growing United States. First of all‚ it granted the states an overarching amount of
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The Founding Fathers related the purpose of happiness to individuality and happiness. The Founding Fathers interpret these two terms as a nation should work together as one individual. Defending the people rights and respecting the freedom of each individual. Wolf quotes the Greek literature “happiness meant
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born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ was one of the Founding fathers of the United States and one of the most brilliant and versatile men in America. He proudly described himself as a printer‚ but he was also a journalist‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ author‚ diplomat and statesman. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He is also known for his early scientific research in the field of electricity. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading
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