History 7A. us history to 1877

br History 7A . us history to 1877

James Madison and the Founding of the U .S . Constitution The founding of the United States Constitution is the most significant single event in American history , because the Constitution defines the political and cultural intentions of the American nation . The founding of the Constitution is as shrouded in myth as it is in history . The original intent of its framers can , obviously , only be deduced rather than verified . However , extensive historical scholarship exists which helps to illuminate the intent of the original framers of the

br Constitution and also helps to elucidate exactly what type of government the founding fathers aspired to create and whether or not the Constitution reflects the formation of a single vision , or many visions Regarding this latter point , the scholarship is clear : the Constitution reflects a dramatic political compromise between radically different parties , each with individual beliefs and interests . The Constitution in reflecting these compromises led to the formation of a government that was different than any single framer 's vision

An important question regarding the founding of the U .S Constitution is that of the framer 's intent . This question is less easily answered and scholars differ greatly on how closely the historical framers resemble the framers of American myth . Many scholars view the myth of the founding fathers as a crucial linchpin in the myth of the Constitution which . in effect , holds the conventions of Democracy together in many ways . Other scholars view the myth of the...