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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE

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“All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born, the other the mass of the people. . . . The people are turbulent and changing. . . . Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government. They will check the unsteadiness of the second.” The author of this quotation suggests that:
A
The will of the majority of the people should guide government decision making.
B
The wealthy are too busy to rule.
C
The common people cannot be trusted to run the government.
D
The common people must work harder to have economic and political power.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Excerpts from Alexander Hamilton: All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are rich and well born; the other, the mass of the people.

Detailed explanation-2: -“All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born; the other, the mass of people . . . The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. A good government ought to be constant, and ought to contain an active principle.

Detailed explanation-4: -With his words, his writing, and his understanding of how to rule, he brought a warring country together. His speech was all about the two American parties working together. He followed popular sovereignty, the idea that the government should work for the people. He tried to find equality between parties.

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