Wetherfield, Connecticut

It is extremely difficult to measure the democracy of a nation, even when condensed into one colony like Wethersfield, Connecticut. Democracy may mean the type of government currently used in America or one of the political parties associated with America. For the purpose of a research paper, one must use the type of democracy defined as a government by the people and majority. In the 1750's to the 1780's in Wethersfield, the data concerning property distribution, social structure, politics, and religion portrays a weak and primarily unsuccessful endeavor into the democracy, which seen in current times in the United States.

The distribution of property is a strong example of democracy in action. During the year of 1756, no man owned an area of 1,000 or more acres. There was a minor increase of 2% of white males owning this cornucopias amount of land. In severe contrast, the percentage of white men