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A case for the connection of America's colonial and revolutionary
religious and political experiences to the basic principles of the
Constitution can be readily made. One point in favor of this conclusion
is the fact that most Americans at that time had little beside their
experiences on which to base their political ideas. This is due to the
lack of advanced schooling among common Americans at that time. Other
points also concur with the main idea and make the theory of the
connection plausible.
Much evidence to support this claim can be found in the wording of
the Constitution itself. Even the Preamble has an important idea that
arose from the Revolutionary period. The first line of the Preamble
states, We the People of the United States... ." This implies that the
new government that was being formed derived its sovereignty from the
people, which would serve to prevent it from......
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