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The Manipulation of the Common Class

The Manipulation of the Common Class. Jonathan Zhang. “If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” - James Madison .

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The Manipulation of the Common Class

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  1. The Manipulation of the Common Class Jonathan Zhang

  2. “If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” • -James Madison I still think the American Revolution was a good thing, but it’s not the black and white, movie-ready inspirational story textbooks make it out to be. It’s not the tale of the heroic, amazing American’s facing off against the evil and malicious British. It’s the story of two sides, both with major flaws, with one side happening to have a few less flaws then the other. -Zoe F. (You can find the whole blog here)

  3. The American revolution was a chance for the upper class of America to take control from Britain. Yet was it for the good of the common man that political leaders decided to revolt? Or was it to further their own needs?

  4. James Madison was “the Father of the Bill of Rights” (Wikipedia) • He helped Jefferson lead a protest against a set of Acts in 1798that essentially killed relations with any foreign countries: • The Naturalization Act: Foreigners could only become citizens after 14 years, instead of 5. • The Alien Friends Act: Allowed the president to deport any foreigner if they were considered to be a ’threat’ to the country • The Alien Enemies Act: Allowed the president to arrest/ deport any foreigner if they were currently at war with their home country • The Sedition Act: Made writing and publishing malicious things against the government illegal

  5. I believe that this relates to how America continues to fight in Iraq and Iran. They pushed all of the global spotlight towards them, to hide their own faults and problems and show how “amazing and kind-hearted” they are to help them out.

  6. Bibliography • Wikipedia • http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080325171127AAgQ5wO • http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/revolution/ • http://talonszoe.edublogs.org/ • http://womhist.alexanderstreet.com/milit/intro.htm

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