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In reply to the discussion: THIS is what firearms looked like when the 2nd Amendment was written ... [View all]wercal
(1,370 posts)The 18th century is called the 'first industrial revolution'. The movement from an agrarian to an urban society started. Man's understanding of electricity made quantum leaps. The steam engine and steamships were developed. It was an age of international trade and travel. Advancements in seed drills and threshers accelerated the scale of farming. The founding fathers lived in a land with a great unexplored wilderness to their west. It was an age of exploration and adventure....scientific exploration and enlightenment - to include the great experiment that is this nation.
Yet I'm the one thinking small and in a box..because I refuse to believe the founding fathers could only look backward and saw no potential in the inventions and changing world around them?
Since you seem to be stuck on internet searches and wikipedia....search 18th century changing world....and let a little enlightenment into your life.
Good grief! The 18th century was one of the most transformative in the history of the western world...I can't help you if you're not willing to learn.