Freemasons were the members of the secret fraternal order of Free and Accepted Masons that is a worldwide secret society.
Many of the founding fathers were freemasons, like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, John Hancock, John Marshall. So nine of the 56 men that signed the Declaration of Independence were Masons and 13 of the 39 that signed the US Constitution were also masons.
<u>Answer</u>:
Historical scenarios led to the passage of the 16th Amendment to the U.S Constitution during the Progressive Era. The following led to the passage of this amendment
A. concerns over the distribution of wealth
E. concerns over taxation
D. concerns over federal tariffs
<u>Explanation</u>:
The 20th century was a progressive era for the U.S. But it was also the time when the developing society and the new economic policies and businesses could use some new amendments. One such was the 16th Amendment of the U.S. constitution.
In simple terms, it was an income tax amendment proposal which was earlier presented by the Congress. In the past, the Congress had made an attempt to pass a tax bill along with some tariff bill. The consequence of this was that President Taft and few other Congressmen came to the decision of introducing a constitutional amendment thereby legalizing income tax.
The Development of Foreign Policy. During the first 50 years of the nation, diplomats were guided by the idea that the United States should observe political isolation from European powers during peacetime and maintain strict neutrality during periods of war.
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