Democracy, Finally!!

This week, our Honors History class studied the rise of democracy in the United States.  The United States' system of government made the United States very unique to the other countries in the 1800's.  Now, democracy is the form of government that one could say benefits the people the most.  Democracy is a form of government that allows the people to participate equally either by voting on laws directly or running for office themselves, or by indirectly through elected representatives indirectly.  In the 1800's, the United States was widening its democratic politics by expanding westward past the Appalachian Mountains.  By the mid 1820's, the number of states west of the Appalachian Mountains had increased form just two to eight attracting new people.  This grew democracy in the United States making it the way it is today.  Our class found this evidence by analyzing primary sources and charts from the 1800's.  We all found that democracy was spreading as the number of states were increasing while the number of states with property requirements were going down along with tax-payer states.  These requirements only allowed white land owners to vote but was eliminated in 1850.  These decisions were influenced by the people who lived in the states which shows a rise of democracy.  Democracy's rise was so important because it shaped the system of government that we have today.



Our Group's poster.