Voice of Democracy 2024-2025
"Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?”
By
Alyssa J Seiter
First Place Winner from Fowlerville, High Schoo
"Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?"
The vision of America was for every individual to have fundamental rights. The birth of our nation, the United States, came from our forefathers, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton and many others. Their vision was to have personal freedoms, where there is opportunity for everyone.
During their time, they fought a Civil War, causing a huge amount of blood to be shed in order to gain the freedoms we have now. This war was between the United States and Great Britain, at that time, the colonists were under British rule. After the war was won by the colonists, our forefathers accomplished the goal of beginning a new country by establishing and ratifying a constitution with federal and states' rights. This helps keep the balance of power in America.
Leading up to our time period, there has been a significant amount of issues in the United States. We overcome these obstacles, and continue to prosper, even in times of major difficulties and disagreements on how to solve crucial issues that could divide and separate our country. Our forefathers fulfilled their vision for each and every individual to vote, this helps to keep us united.
If they appeared today, they would be proud to see that everyone's voice is still heard by being able to vote and express their opinions. They would be astonished to see that our population has grown to over 346 million citizens who live in a land of fortuity. We have disagreements, but we overcome them together, and work through them.
In the past, there was a lot of segregation, judgment, and violence. These problems are still occurring but are gradually disappearing because we listen to others and work together to form a more perfect union. They would see that major difficulties have been overcome and solved by the foundation that they founded. Our fathers would be content to see our nation thriving on industrialization, and the goods, services, and labor we produce. Across our land, the vision from our forefathers is still flourishing today.
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