A Well Regulated Melitia Paper

A Well Regulated Melitia Paper

Read: A Well Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America by Saul Cornell

Answer the following questions from the book:

1. Explain idea of gun ownership as a civic obligation.
2. Which rebellions were an important part of the militia debate and why? (Choose ONE of the following rebellions to focus on: Shay’s, Whiskey, OR Fries’)
3. Explain position of both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists on gun control AND standing armies.
4. How and why did the gun culture change in the United States in the early decades of the 19th century? Explain the first gun control movement and its results.
5. How did slavery and abolition contribute to the ongoing gun control debates in the early 19th century?