The Constitution and Its Framers (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Constitution and Its Framers (Classic Reprint) written by Nannie McCormick Coleman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-10 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Constitution and Its Framers The Massachusetts Bay colonists inaugurated the most thor oughly democratic government known among the colonies. All laws were passed upon by direct vote of the people, but to be a voter one had to be a church member, and of the Puritans' religious profession. They were a high spirited people, much more independent, financially, than most of the settlers, and were a thorn in the esh of the king from the start. Their settlement was begun at Salem, and has never lost its char acter for assertive independence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."