Post-Revolutionary+Control

=Post-Revolutionary Control=

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, govenments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government become destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government..." Declaration of Independance In the years following the revolutionary war, the identity of the young and fragile nation was yet to be seen. The larger and much more prominant problem was that of the country's new found power, and what they should choose to do with it. Should control be handed to the people, or be centered in a strong central government? Should the government be given much control at all, or would that create another monarchy like that they had just escaped from?

Rich or Poor Shays' Rebellion

Historical Context