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Welcome to historyteachers.net - Search Results for "historyteac. Ushistory.org. Turn _It_In. The Constitutional Convention (I), Miracle at Philadelphia, Cong. "[Every] one, by his property, or by his satisfactory situation, is interested in the support of law and order. " "In the end the United States Constitution required no property qualifications for the men who were to govern the country, whether senators, judges or chief executive. " "Property" as a qualification for suffrage and office holders was widely supported. Bowen explains that property was abundant and labor scarce in 18th century America. Indeed, property rights were widely recognized as the essential basis for maintaining individual liberty and pursuing "happiness.

" There was no excuse for indigence. "To the eighteenth century, property gave a man a stake in society, made him responsible, worthy of a vote in government. The Convention was, of course, not influenced by anything like modern sensibilities. "The Convention of '87 discussed America not in terms of social philosophy but in relation to the country as they saw it around them. Charles County Public Schools: Login to the site.