The founders believed that their commonwealth of freedom would eventually encompass the
entire North American continent. Also as far as population went they predicted that there would
be about 50 million people. John adams also said that one day America would have around 200
and 300 million. Today we have an amazing number of around 242,530,000 Americans.
The Founders Sense of Mission
As John Jay pointed out, the American people had been literally thrust into an amazing
accumulation of fortunate circumstances which obligated them to determine whether or not a
body of approximately three million human beings could organize themselves into a free nation.
America Becomes the Hope of the World
America was known for it's freedom and a hope for a good life. So many Europeans who
didn't have good jobs or just wanted to have a free life moved to the America.
Responsibility of the People Under the American System
It was a basic principle of the American experiment that it was to be a government of the
people, by the people, and for the people.
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