In the 1760s, the colonies were prosperous, and there was no economic crisis. Also, they were not unified. And Irish was the only group clamoring for freedom. Seeing this, not many people were able to predict what revolution America will be witnessing in the 1770s.
Much happened in the decade from 1763 to 1776. The colonists were ignored in their attempts to address grievances, watched over like children, and (felt) unfairly taxed. Religious ideas rose to the surface; economies were crystallized, and, as always, political issues were the essence of many debates.
The Stamp Act 1765 was aimed at financing the British troops in the colonies through the tax on printed material including insurance policies, legal …show more content…
The Founding Fathers is the generation of men who intellectually made significant contributions to the Constitution.
Many of them like George Washington and James Madison were present at the Constitutional Convention during the hammering and ratifying of the Constitution. They wrote the model document. Those, who were not present made significant contributions in several other ways; Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense”, the influential pamphlet to influence the philosophy behind the Declaration of Independence which was authored by Thomas Jefferson.
Amazingly, one of the great Founding Fathers, Patrick Henry, was not in the favor of the Constitution initially. He is the same person who fought hard to ratify the “bills of rights” in the Constitution.
Due to the mystical involvement of the Founding Fathers, the U.S Constitution is the oldest written constitution in the world today. It supports the segregation of power, federalism, bicameralism, sovereignty of the peoples, and check and balances. It bestows fundamental rights to people and backs the independence of the judiciary. Despite being rigid, this brief Constitution embraces the new developments beautifully. It has recently abolished slavery and involuntary services and revised the presidential election procedures. The citizenship has also been …show more content…
Federalists believe in supporting a healthy federal system of governance whereas the Democratic-Republicans have always sought to increase the level of local control in the national government.
The Democratic-Republicans supported the active forces during the French Revolution whereas the Federalists always opposed both the movement and the American support for the anti-monarchy group which was highly favored by the rival parties at that time. France assisted America in its revolution and the Democratic-Republicans see the debt of America to France for its services as due and unpaid.
Similarly, they have always supported America to build better relations with France, which is openly opposed by the Federalists who believe in growing ties with the Great Britain. They supported the Jay Treaty, which has been seen as an attempt to dump the British products in the markets by the