Post #2 Sofia
By: Sofia Sanchez For our class project, each group had to research a group of changemakers that had significantly impacted American democracy. The purpose of this assignment was to learn how various people throughout history have influenced the government of the United States and the freedoms that all American citizens enjoy today. By studying these historical figures, we were able to better understand how the actions and ideas of certain leaders helped shape the democratic system that still exists in the United States today. Our class divided the research into four different historical periods: the 1700s when the Constitution was written, the 1800s, the 1900s, and the time period from 2000 to the present. Each student was responsible for focusing on one of these time periods and learning about the important individuals who made a difference during that era.I chose to research the 1700s, which involved many of the leaders that helped shape the government of the United States duri...