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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NO‚ a historian name Charles Beard draws another view of the Founding Fathers. He states that‚ “the rich must in their own interest‚ either control the government directly or control the laws by which government operates.” Beard states that the Founding Fathers were men that consisted primary of white male lawyers‚ who had considerable wealth‚ land and slaves. Farmers were not considered to be a part of this group. They began openly criticizing the unfairness of taxation of the federal government
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The Founding Fathers were they Liberal or Conservative? The Founding Fathers are American icons. They ’re on our dollars and coins‚ they have had monuments and statues built honoring them‚ and today we live our daily lives in the world their ideas helped create. Our forefathers risked their lives‚ fortunes and honor to provide us with freedom. Their views were considered to be strong‚ bold‚ liberal and radical to the citizens but by today’s standards they would be considered conservative.
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Were The Founding Fathers Democratic Reformers? Soon after much economic change and commercial reform‚ the Founding Fathers of the United States instituted an atmosphere of liberty. Yet the means of many political leaders that brought upon this freedom among all of America proved to be questionable. Although the intentions of the Founding Fathers proved to be democratic‚ they also noted that regarding the elite. Nevertheless‚ the Founding Fathers organized a democratic government to balance
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because his life ended in a duel. Therefore‚ I believe that Hamilton is an extraordinary founding father‚ and he may be one of the top three founding fathers. First‚ I will first present the background of Alexander Hamilton. I will give the reader all the information about Hamilton’s path to his succes. After I present Hamilton’s biography‚ I will begin the argument of why Hamilton is an important founding father. I will support my theories with scholarly sources. The sources will be retrieved from
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and how we got to where we are. Charles Beard is a unique historian because he talks about the motives on our history event by not just any event. This issue created a lot of debate on what Charles Beard believed and that is the motives of the Founding Fathers. Charles Beard published An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States on whether the Constitution’s backers simply concerned for the nation or were they interested in protecting their own material interest. He also describes
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think of the Founding Fathers of the United States‚ many think of Washington‚ Franklin‚ and Jefferson; but very few people think of James Madison. James Madison was an American politician‚ the fourth President of the United States‚ and considered to be the "Father of the Constitution"‚ he was the main author of the document; a document that has lasted over 220 years‚ through tough times including wars and economic struggles. This is why he is America’s most valuable Founding Father. The United
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Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father When people think of the brave men who founded our country‚ the main people that come to mind are George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a man who was non-stop‚ but commonly forgotten. He didn’t stop for anything‚ including people’s opinions of him. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences on Alexander Hamilton which affected his lifetime achievements. First U.S secretary of treasury‚ Alexander
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about the influential people who shaped America‚ many people instantly think about our Founding Fathers and all the other individuals who have passed and created laws in order to make our nation what it is today. However‚ what about the writers this great land has seen? With their brilliant minds and their talent to document and create stories‚ why don’t these authors get the same recognition as the Founding Fathers do when they have just as much significance? Writers have the power to transform texts
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sacrifices to work hard in present time. Then reap the rewards later on in life – Practised by the middle class | Fatalism | This is the belief that ‘Whatever will be‚ will be’ WC children do not believe they can improve their position within education through their individual efforts as its fate. | Collectivism | This is the value of being a part of a group mroe than succeding as an individual. | Present Time Orientation | This is seeing the present as more important than the furture and
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