The United States is a country which developed its advancement of democracy in
             stages. One can say that some areas were more highly evolved than others, however at
             some point in time the regions and states lacking in the proper balance between freedom
             and authority would learn from those that were better developed. The town of
             Wethersfield, Connecticut is a paragon that portrays how one town may be more
             constitutionally focused in some ways than others, which paved the way for the remaining
             lands to improve and alter their laws, rules and freedoms to further the nation to a well
             A Democracy can be explained as a system with equality of opportunity. In this
             form of democracy, every citizen of the country has the same chances at acquiring the
             most benefits for himself, no matter what they be. In the small community of
             Wethersfield, Connecticut, there are many progressions in democracy. For example, many
             of the residencies were equal in size, however there is a difference in tax payment. The
             assumption is made that those who pay more are the people who might have more
             property in addition to the house itself.(Document E). Those who have more property are
             usually those people who are wealthier. Therefore, it is shown that the affluent people are
             actually paying more taxes than the less wealthy. This is a step towards developing a
             better sense of Democracy because the amount of taxes being paid are decided in a fair
             manner. This is just one example of how Wethersfield is growing democratically.
             Although it is long before the Civil War, slavery is already becoming a major issue
             in the territories. However, by 1774, the amount of African American Slaves had
             decreased, just as the amount of free African Americans has significantly increased.
             (Document A). From this count, it can be inferred that masters were freeing their slaves,
             perhaps realizing the injustice being done to the African American...