The government of the United States is one of the many aspects that make it unique when compared to other great nations. The historical events and individuals that created it, are seen as heroes in modern day society. Among these historical figures are the infamous Founding Fathers if the United States.
The term Founding Fathers often refers to the individuals of the Thirteen British Colonies who led the American Revolution against the British Crown (England). An abundance of factors motivated the Founding Fathers to rebel against England. Among these factors were issues such as taxation without representation. Taxation without representation is “a situation in which government imposes taxes on a particular group of its citizens, despite …show more content…
This was due to their wealth, education, talents, and resourceful nature. Not only had they established a survivable and stable federal government, but had also established a constitutional government not based on heredity. However, no matter the success accompanied with these individuals they still held characteristics that defined them as elites. One of these characteristics is the elites’ potential to manipulate the masses. Before the American Revolution was fought, it had began as a simple thought between the representatives of the thirteen north american colonies. The representatives knew that if they were to go on with their ‘rebellion’ against Great Britain that they would need the support of the people behind them. This led to the Founding Fathers engaging in subtle manipulation tactics toward the masses, in order to gain their support in the revolution. “In order to encourage support, speeches and letters were published outlining the colonial grievances in pamphlets or broadsides,” (Gilderlehrman). They manipulated masses by making promises that would benefit the people immensely and advance them from their current style of living. Additionally strategic propaganda was created to encourage individuals to join the fight. By using the correct terminology in speeches, the elites were able to rouse the masses to join the battle. The masses would be manipulated into believing that battle against England was the only way to change their living and gain a more reasonable government that would work in their favor. However, this was not entirely true. The elites wanted the support of the masses for their revolution but were not doing it for their favor. Instead the Founding Fathers had been more concerned about overreaching government power than they did the mass class. The Founding Fathers had believed in a limited government to escape the central government from gaining too much power. Should the
The term Founding Fathers often refers to the individuals of the Thirteen British Colonies who led the American Revolution against the British Crown (England). An abundance of factors motivated the Founding Fathers to rebel against England. Among these factors were issues such as taxation without representation. Taxation without representation is “a situation in which government imposes taxes on a particular group of its citizens, despite …show more content…
This was due to their wealth, education, talents, and resourceful nature. Not only had they established a survivable and stable federal government, but had also established a constitutional government not based on heredity. However, no matter the success accompanied with these individuals they still held characteristics that defined them as elites. One of these characteristics is the elites’ potential to manipulate the masses. Before the American Revolution was fought, it had began as a simple thought between the representatives of the thirteen north american colonies. The representatives knew that if they were to go on with their ‘rebellion’ against Great Britain that they would need the support of the people behind them. This led to the Founding Fathers engaging in subtle manipulation tactics toward the masses, in order to gain their support in the revolution. “In order to encourage support, speeches and letters were published outlining the colonial grievances in pamphlets or broadsides,” (Gilderlehrman). They manipulated masses by making promises that would benefit the people immensely and advance them from their current style of living. Additionally strategic propaganda was created to encourage individuals to join the fight. By using the correct terminology in speeches, the elites were able to rouse the masses to join the battle. The masses would be manipulated into believing that battle against England was the only way to change their living and gain a more reasonable government that would work in their favor. However, this was not entirely true. The elites wanted the support of the masses for their revolution but were not doing it for their favor. Instead the Founding Fathers had been more concerned about overreaching government power than they did the mass class. The Founding Fathers had believed in a limited government to escape the central government from gaining too much power. Should the