John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George WashingtonEssay Preview: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George WashingtonReport this essayThe presidencies of these noble men that at one time were seen as the most powerful male figures in the country, established many contributions that formed the structure of the national government and created numerous ideas that are still used to this day. Although presidency was relatively new at the time, the accomplishments that these masters of the country have created made the United States of America stronger than ever before.
George Washington, the first president of this new country, assisted in translating the new constitution into a workable instrument of government by adding not only a bill of rights, but establishing the executive branch which set the stage for solving many issues in a more logical, and overall more organized way of dealing with economic issues and finding solutions to problems that may have seemed impossible to overcome at times. Additionally, this became a huge accomplishment since the government now had an ordered way of dealing with bills, laws, and critical decisions that would be confusing without the established orders the president created. Following this achievement further on, he also signed the first national bank charter which was quite important at the time, as the Revolutionary War caused a national debt. Consequently, each state also had a different form of currency which made commerce quite unreasonable and unlikeable. As a fortunate result, a standard form of currency was created and at the time saved the economy from further devastation.
At the time of John Adams presidency, tensions built between the United States and France developing into an undeclared war known as the Quasi War as a result of the French seizing American ships trading with Britain and the XYZ Affair. Unquestionably, Adams took immediate action and commissioned the building of several warships to guard our vessels that traded with Britain. For several months this war occurred and the Americans captured eighty ships. Eventually, Napoleon took over the country of France and agreed to make peace and end the war. Though found unpopular by many, Adams also passed the Alien and Sedition acts which consisted of four measures designed to stop free speech and limit immigration. This was a response to criticisms against the government, especially against the Federalist party. These acts were passed to keep the peoples opinions to themselves and stop people from speaking in a rude and malicious manner to
The Declaration of Independence also included a proposal to keep the peoples opinions to themselves and limit immigration so that immigrants were able to work and go in. The American Revolution also included a proposal to allow American citizens or military to legally own slaves and the rights of citizens to vote.
President Theodore Roosevelt was known for his boldness, but his plan and words were found to be extremely unpopular by the American public when he signed the Act to Free Man (1938). President James Madison wrote that “[F]unish Americans are said to be less tolerant of ideas than free American citizens” because the Act had brought “a new set of restrictions on freedom.” The public opinion also did not accept such a thing and felt that their government simply wasn’t good enough. The “liberal” political party came to power in the year 1776 without a majority and the vote in most of the land was overwhelmingly against the Act since it would open the way to a second European war. Even Thomas Paine, who had been the founder of a similar country, refused to sign the bill.
In 1776 the American Revolution didn’t happen in the United States as the Continental Congress had planned. The “liberal” government was on a roll and their supporters weren’t happy that the government would refuse their demands. Many people didn’t like what the government did to those who spoke out for their rights to peaceful speech, but there were so many who expressed their frustrations and decided to support the rights of others rather than the government enforcing them as the people’s representatives.
The Revolutionary Government was established in 1810 and did not have much to do with the ideas of John Adams, but they did have a vision of how America should work. The first step in creating a better society was to make sure we were having a peaceful time. While most people didn’t care for the idea of a peaceful way of life of any kind, the notion of free government did mean we were at a very precarious place.
As the Revolutionary War approached its end, a number of important freedoms were lost and a political revolution took place. In August of 1776, Senator Albert Schweitzer from Mississippi defeated the Republican National Committee in an election to take the White House. For a time, Democrats were trying to push their way into the White House, but were cut off with some of their allies. When President Grant decided to take over Arkansas, he brought his party into the White House and they won. That’s when things began to change.
Many ideas that were initially developed at that time were not necessarily adopted by the people before the election and are still part of common people’s opinions. While the Founding Fathers were generally good advocates of rights in free speech, Jeffersonian values were common to all their successors. One particular American idea was universal suffrage. Jeffersonians opposed the amendment but were encouraged by the fact that the government was always acting in the interest of that freedom and it worked. They felt that suffrage would lead to greater government power and their rights were lost.
It was an amazing feeling when one looked back on the time when this concept was introduced as well. The only American ideas passed on was universal ratification for the American people. To get the American people to believe in a system of government that guaranteed the rights and liberties that only people in a country could ever have and their voices were heard.
It might not sound like much to outsiders, but it was a far cry from the American notion of individual choice that had been put in place in America to make a nation that they could truly believe in. It was a concept that was central to the American experience that had begun throughout the Revolution. American citizens had always felt like a group and that feeling persisted throughout history, even if the people were never completely comfortable when confronted with
The Declaration of Independence also included a proposal to keep the peoples opinions to themselves and limit immigration so that immigrants were able to work and go in. The American Revolution also included a proposal to allow American citizens or military to legally own slaves and the rights of citizens to vote.
President Theodore Roosevelt was known for his boldness, but his plan and words were found to be extremely unpopular by the American public when he signed the Act to Free Man (1938). President James Madison wrote that “[F]unish Americans are said to be less tolerant of ideas than free American citizens” because the Act had brought “a new set of restrictions on freedom.” The public opinion also did not accept such a thing and felt that their government simply wasn’t good enough. The “liberal” political party came to power in the year 1776 without a majority and the vote in most of the land was overwhelmingly against the Act since it would open the way to a second European war. Even Thomas Paine, who had been the founder of a similar country, refused to sign the bill.
In 1776 the American Revolution didn’t happen in the United States as the Continental Congress had planned. The “liberal” government was on a roll and their supporters weren’t happy that the government would refuse their demands. Many people didn’t like what the government did to those who spoke out for their rights to peaceful speech, but there were so many who expressed their frustrations and decided to support the rights of others rather than the government enforcing them as the people’s representatives.
The Revolutionary Government was established in 1810 and did not have much to do with the ideas of John Adams, but they did have a vision of how America should work. The first step in creating a better society was to make sure we were having a peaceful time. While most people didn’t care for the idea of a peaceful way of life of any kind, the notion of free government did mean we were at a very precarious place.
As the Revolutionary War approached its end, a number of important freedoms were lost and a political revolution took place. In August of 1776, Senator Albert Schweitzer from Mississippi defeated the Republican National Committee in an election to take the White House. For a time, Democrats were trying to push their way into the White House, but were cut off with some of their allies. When President Grant decided to take over Arkansas, he brought his party into the White House and they won. That’s when things began to change.
Many ideas that were initially developed at that time were not necessarily adopted by the people before the election and are still part of common people’s opinions. While the Founding Fathers were generally good advocates of rights in free speech, Jeffersonian values were common to all their successors. One particular American idea was universal suffrage. Jeffersonians opposed the amendment but were encouraged by the fact that the government was always acting in the interest of that freedom and it worked. They felt that suffrage would lead to greater government power and their rights were lost.
It was an amazing feeling when one looked back on the time when this concept was introduced as well. The only American ideas passed on was universal ratification for the American people. To get the American people to believe in a system of government that guaranteed the rights and liberties that only people in a country could ever have and their voices were heard.
It might not sound like much to outsiders, but it was a far cry from the American notion of individual choice that had been put in place in America to make a nation that they could truly believe in. It was a concept that was central to the American experience that had begun throughout the Revolution. American citizens had always felt like a group and that feeling persisted throughout history, even if the people were never completely comfortable when confronted with