My Founding Father

This reading material consists of the first chapter of Stephen Ambrose's text “To America, Personal Reflections of an Historian”, entitled “The Founding Fathers”. In this piece, Ambrose examines several of the founding fathers, contrasting their lives with their failings in the light of modern views on racism and sexism. He begins by speaking about the life of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson's views on African American slavery, as well as the rights of women and Native Americans, are listed in detail. They are shown alongside quotes from the former president that would seem to contradict his actions and lifestyle in these regards. Ambrose also explores the legacy and accomplishments of Jefferson's life in a long term perspective. Further into

In American history,Reconstruction was a very brief event that occurred right after the Civil War. During this time, there would be tremendous amounts of issues spreading throughout the nation, such as when the Confederacy would be allowed into the Union or what would freedmen's do since they were once called property. Reconstruction created many accomplishments that still impacts us today. These are some of the topics that went against or fulfilled the ideas of our Founding Fathers.

The Founding Fathers put their blood, sweat and tears into the making of the Constitution and created a government out of practically nothing, all while having a vision for the future. This future consisted of a government that focused on liberty over security; a government of minimal intervention. To say that the modern version of the United States government is exactly what the Founding Fathers envisioned is a very debatable topic. There are many instances where todays government has followed the Constitution for the most part, but then there are a lot of other areas where the Founders visions have been twisted to the point that they are unrecognizable anymore. To start off, the basic concept of the United States government is one of checks and balances. This was put in place to ensure that the government never became too powerful. One very good example of checks and balances is the media. Even the founding fathers knew the extreme power of the media and its ability to keep the government in check. Two men by the names of William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were even able to create the Spanish American War by the process of yellow journalism, or the crude exaggeration of events. The first amendment states that “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” The government today reflects this belief that the media is a watchdog or “fourth estate” as it is so often referred to. Political parties and everything that comes with it, including

The Founding Fathers were not selfless and flawless human beings without any imperfections or personal bias. They were actually members of a political elite that were faced with a crumbling country that was suffering from a myriad of internal and external problems. The political environment after the Revolutionary War forced the new nation to either reform its ineffective government and address the critical issues of the time or else face complete destruction. Consequently, the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution, which created a far stronger and resilient political structure that prevented the United States from disbanding. However, this document was not the ultimate form of democracy that brought freedom to the Western world. Instead,

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The Founding Fathers are like the A-team. In most eyes, some of the things they have done is considered heroic. They put themselves on the line and shape what america is today. Some say that the Founding Fathers were only in it for power and money, however they still put themselves on the chop and block by fighting in this war and being the faces of this war. George Washington fought in the battle of trenton, the founding fathers fought in some way. They did the olive branch petition and did all the planning on this war. Who do you think the british would kill first the colonists or the Founding Fathers?

Thomas Jefferson is one of the well know respected founding fathers that built this county rules that we still live by today. He was born on April 13th, 1743 in the colony of Virginia, To Jane Randolph and Peter Jefferson, he was the third child of 10. His father was a planter. Upon the death of his father Peter Jefferson, Thomas at age 14 inherited 5,000 acres of land. He would assume full ownership at age 21. As a child he learned through many tutors in Tuckahoe. At nine he started attended school and studying natural worlds and different languages. he then eventually studies under Reverend James Maury and learned all different types of subjects and then traveled to Williamsburg and attended College of William & Mary. He

After winning the American Revolutionary War, Our founding fathers faced a problem. How would they create a new government for America? Our founding fathers found a way, studying the ancient Roman Republic.

Thomas Jefferson is known for being a Founding Father, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States. Similar to George Washington, Jefferson lost his father as a child and had a love-hate relationship with his mother, which caused him to be in need for feminine affection. After marrying Martha Skelton, he was happily married and conceived six children, of which only two reached adulthood. Sadly their marriage only lasted ten years after having a difficult labor with her last child that caused her to become ill and pass away. But before dying Mrs. Jefferson made it clear she would not stand her husband remarrying, and so he pledged to never marry again. Although he kept his promise to never

I remember reading about some of the wars in middle school. What I did not realize was that so many battles occurred because of land, control, and freedom. Many people died at the hands of others because of disagreements. I was mostly impressed with how religious the founding fathers of our nation was. They had a great impact on the new nation. Religion played an extremely important part of the decisions and the success of the nation. So many negotiations had to take place before any agreements were made. American colonies deserved their independence, the British was very selfish and they thought only of themselves. Great Britain had so many acts they tried to pass because they wanted to control the colonies. One act was The Stamp Act wherein

Lin Manuel Miranda once wrote “Every other founding father’s story gets told, every other founding father gets to grow old. But when you’re gone who remembers your name? Who keeps the flame? Who tells your story?” These lyrics were written for one of our founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, proved not everyone in this world is able to be remembered. Before “Hamilton” the musical was released most people knew Hamilton as the guy from the ten dollar bill, but looking past the dollar bill Hamilton was a hero. Hamilton fought in the war, was Washington’s right hand man, stole cannons, wrote the Federalist papers and constructed the country we know as United States of America. Without Hamilton and the rest of the founding fathers we wouldn’t

Clearly, the founders created a type of government that was never seen before and therefore the American people were understandably reluctant to agree to it. They had fought so diligently to remove themselves from monarchic rule and wanted to ensure that the office of presidency did not become one. The founders intended to create a position that wasn’t too powerful, but also energetic and powerful enough to be effective in its duties. America's founders utilized persuasive letters put into local newspapers, The Federalist Papers, and convinced the people of America that the Constitution of the United States was the best way to preserve the ideal way of life by offering insight into the powers, limitations, and the role of the president and

“I am a fatherless daughter that survived your failure. I’m moving forward, my life is better than yours. I’m better than you, and you are missing out on something spectacular.”(unknown). An experience that has shaped my identity is when my dad had left and signed his parental rights. While my mom and dad were married, he was abusive and wouldn’t treat her right. My mom would leave me with my grandma so that I wouldn’t see the stuff my dad would do to my mom. My mom decided to leave my dad, so then my dad took my mom to court.

From the day I was born, my father was my favorite person. As I grew, my father, would let me help him or at least try to help him do many things, such as cleaning the garage, hammering nails and working on his trucks. My Father was the type of man who was always willing to be patient, just so he could support me in what I was doing. Once I reached middle school, I began to chose the things I wanted to do. He supported me no matter what I choose. In my first year of middle school, I played basketball. He was at every game cheering me on. He never missed a game and always made me feel important. Another time he supported me was during my final year of middle school. During that year I was given a huge project for National History Day (NHD). My father helped me in any way he could. Whether it was cutting paper or running to the store last minute to get items that I needed. With his support, I got first place at my school. Soon after getting first place at my school I went to state with him by my side. We traveled all the way to Madison, which was

I come from one of the largest families in my area. Our family ancestry can be traced to almost 200 hundred years due to the excellent record that my family lineage has preserved. First, I know of my great grandfather who possibly lived between 1760 and 1830. He was called Mbato and so much has been documented about him. He gave birth to my again far off grandfather called Okumu who also lived for another ninety years. Okumu who was my grandfather had lived at a time when the European colonialist had started to gain the strongest control over our continent. It is not long enough and in 1920, my paternal grandfather was born. The father of my Dad whom I personally. My father is married TO Jane and they both have four children, which am part. Our family is composed of two daughters and two sons. My brothers are James and myself- Abraham. My sisters are Pamela and Lydia. It is also however important to note that our family had started to spread far and wide at this time due to intermarried and migration to different locations.