A People's History of The United States, discusses the backgrounds of our founding fathers and their motives behind writing the Constitution. The author brings up that most of them came from wealth. This argues that the Constitution didn't reflect the interests of the majority of the population. It also talks about why some people opposed the ratification of the Consitution. I think the author speaks from a very anti-American point of view. He trys to claim that our founding fathers, the most influential people to American History, were pretty much just in it for personal gain. If that were true, the Constiution would not be the success that it is.
1. When speaking of Shay's Rebellion, Thomas Jefferson said that such uprisings were healthy for society. Do you agree that rebellion can be a good thing?
2. Is it such a suprise that the founding fathers came from money, like many of our political leaders today?
3. Why was the Sedition Act allowed?
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