The Significance Of The Framers In The 1770's

1770’s were the years that England was becoming stricter with their colonist’s from overseas. The year’s that started and helped the colonists gain their independence from Great Britain. The colonists were trying to get away from Great Britain’s government because of a few reasons. This started when England decided to raise taxes on their colonists without their consent, Great Britain initial plan was to use those taxes to pay for military. Eventhough, it was for the colonist’s protection they did not take it well. Upset with the taxation, the colonists decided to revolt because they felt as if the government wasn’t giving them the freedom they deserved. Colonists were serious about wanting their independence from their government, that in 1774, according to Edward Greenberg and Benjamin Page in The …show more content…
The framers wrote in the US Constitution that their biggest goal was “securing the blessing of liberty,” what the framers meant by this was that they want to help give and preserve the peoples freedom. They want people to be able to partake in deciding who they want as government official, and what they expect their government to do for them. Not only did the framers want people to share their opinion on government members and policies, but they also wanted people to express their thoughts and feelings towards them whether they agreed with it or not. The phrase “securing the blessings of liberty” was quite influential over various documents throughout the years, so much so that it even helped create a document that list of rights known as the Bill of Rights. In the Bill of Rights, there is an amendment that allows American to practice freedom of speech, which allows them practice what framers were fighting so hard