When the founding fathers wrote the constitution in 1787, America was already divided by class. The men who wrote it were of the upper ruling class, working as plantation owners, lawyers, merchants, smugglers, and traders. They presided over a divided society of poor whites, women and slaves. The founding fathers were definitely protecting their own interests and the notion that the people of America were united is not accurate at all, African-Americans were not even seen as U.S. citizens until after the Civil War. Before they were freed they were just possessions. They were viewed as machines to do all of the white, male, property owner's work.

The founding fathers first concern was not how to protect the freedom of poor white people, but also how they were going to protect their wealth from the poor people in general. Wealth was largely produced through the labor of slaves. George Washington himself even had 390 human beings as slaves. Even after the slaves were freed the......

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Title: Classes In The Usa
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