In an era where the issue of human and civil rights was considered an element that could not be addressed by law, the drafting of the U.S. constitution came as a result of a great democratic endeavor which tried to point out several aspects. On the one hand, it proved the fact that the people are the supreme judges of the way in which the country is developing through the fact that Thus, the most important line for the American democracy is part of the Declaration of Independence which underlines the fact "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" (the Declaration of Independence, n.d.). This aspect certifies the idea that according to the American documents, people have the right to be free in all their respects. The Constitution comes to underline the need for a democracy at the organizational level. In this sense, it was created a document which remains to this day with slight modifications and still part of the most democratic system of government.

The birth of the national economy came as an obvious result of the independence from the British Empire. However, the efforts made to achieve independence were colossal. Thus, "the economy of the new nation in 1781 was a shambles. The United States had combined debts of nearly £40 million, no national treasury, and a national government, under the Articles of Confederation, with no power to tax. It had no international credibility to borrow monies against. Its devastated countryside, including a manufacturing base that even at its previous best had supplied 10% of consumer needs, would take several years to recover" (American Foreign Relations, 2007). Still, the economic environment did not chance much from that of the previous decade and it was a matter of time before the United States...

Still, an crucial role was played by the drafting of the Constitution which offered consistency to the Union, as well as the fiscal policies of men such as Alexander Hamilton (American Foreign Relations, 2007).
The issue of slavery was an important factor in this sense. Thus, the trade slave encouraged the development of the South extensively. It is only in the 19th century that action is taken against this practice in order to ensure that the rights enshrined in the Constitution are respected. Nonetheless, the practice of the "peculiar institution" marked an important moment in the history of the United States up to the middle of the 20th century when segregation practices were outlawed.

Overall, it can be said that the history of the U.S. is indeed a sum of major events which have shaped its development. They offered the road to democracy, the solutions to the challenges democracy pose, but most importantly they pointed out the result these challenges have.

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