HIUS 3031 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Constitution Of Massachusetts, Deflation
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American people were not a single, unifying entity: long, slow process of making this entity (the american people) was started with the american people. The us constitution was not written to create a democracy; on the contrary it was written by people who feared democracy: thought state governments were becoming too democratic central government to regulate it. Founders wanted a republic filtered public opinion: democracy equaled public opinion dictated the government"s policy negative thing. Public opinion waivered too quickly, would lead to an unstable government that could not last. Articles of confederation was meant to produce a loosely diplomatic relationship between sovereign states. Inequalities: among men and women, men were distinguished too different levels of wealth and property. Gentleman vs. common man: to be a gentleman means that you get more respect, common man = grubby, rude, irrational. Who leads the american revolution gentlemen or the common man: can"t gain influence in the revolutionary era without some sense of gentility.