The founders were discussing our unique way in which we as Americans honor the founders. During their time spent on earth, the founders received a lot of praise for what they did for the country. This, however, changes as future historians began to critique and analyze the characteristics of the founders and their work in the revolution. Mr. Wood points out that they are not "demi-gods" but simply the "product of specific circumstance and a specific moment in time." Mr. Wood then goes on to discuss how the eighteenth-century Anglo-America was preoccupied with politeness. This is important to note because these are the "rules" the founders had to abide by in their time to be considered a gentleman. To earn the label of gentility one had to have taste, sociability, compassion, and benevolence to name a few characteristics.
Chapter One: The Greatness of George Washington
Throughout the reading, it was read that George Washington was no longer 1st in the hearts of his countrymen. Young adults did not know much about Washington. If the polls were to have taken seriously he would fully deserve the first place, he used to hold. Washington was the only true hero they have ever had. Although they believed that he was a very unlikely hero. Even though he did have all the physical attributes of a classical hero. He was…show more content… His behavior was becoming a threat to the meaning of Revolutionary, and the founders did not allow him to continue. Burr throughout his life he was accused of sedition, captured and tried, but then exonerated and then left. He was not a traitor to his country, but he was to his class. Aaron had no documents of his to work and was hinted throughout the reading that it could have been a possibility that he did not really like to write. Burr never really committed to many beliefs and was unsettled in his politics. He did not know how to handle his money and because of this, he was always looking for ways to make
