Democracy in the colonies
Democracy in the Colonies.
Even though American colonies provided some economic opportunities and political freedom to its people it was still not close to a democratic society. A lot of colonists had horrible life conditions that led them to their death. Even though in document 5 shows how the people were living happy and in peace, it was only because of the island they purchased which was a good deal to them. I believe that in document 5 the people were happy just because they somehow got an economic opportunity. Instead, in document 1 you see that people were suffering and were in pain. This clearly shows how an economic opportunity can change everything, in this case the economic opportunity was the island Manhattan. I deeply believe that if both people had the same economic opportunity they will not be suffering and they will be happy and will live in peace. Democracy is an organization in which everyone is treated the same and has equal rights. According to document 14 it shows how the House of Burgesses were chosen by the people which means it was a democracy because everyone had a chance to decide. Therefore, this really is not being applied in document 12 because only some people were eligible to vote which makes it not a democracy anymore. If it weren’t that the government was democratic we would not know or not have noticed the difference from the situation that goes on in document 14 to document 12. We also, have another document that supports this statement is document 11 because this chart shows only males that are white and that are Christians are qualified to vote which shows there is no democracy at all. If there was everybody will be voting even the Indians. John Locke says that a person is born with natural rights; the following rights are life, liberty, and property. He believed that the government should protect the people. Which means if the people have a democratic government they should be protected.
Even though American colonies provided some economic opportunities and political freedom to its people it was still not close to a democratic society. A lot of colonists had horrible life conditions that led them to their death. Even though in document 5 shows how the people were living happy and in peace, it was only because of the island they purchased which was a good deal to them. I believe that in document 5 the people were happy just because they somehow got an economic opportunity. Instead, in document 1 you see that people were suffering and were in pain. This clearly shows how an economic opportunity can change everything, in this case the economic opportunity was the island Manhattan. I deeply believe that if both people had the same economic opportunity they will not be suffering and they will be happy and will live in peace. Democracy is an organization in which everyone is treated the same and has equal rights. According to document 14 it shows how the House of Burgesses were chosen by the people which means it was a democracy because everyone had a chance to decide. Therefore, this really is not being applied in document 12 because only some people were eligible to vote which makes it not a democracy anymore. If it weren’t that the government was democratic we would not know or not have noticed the difference from the situation that goes on in document 14 to document 12. We also, have another document that supports this statement is document 11 because this chart shows only males that are white and that are Christians are qualified to vote which shows there is no democracy at all. If there was everybody will be voting even the Indians. John Locke says that a person is born with natural rights; the following rights are life, liberty, and property. He believed that the government should protect the people. Which means if the people have a democratic government they should be protected.