Question

Why did the founding fathers focused heavily on unalienable rights being guaranteed by the U.S. government

Answer 1

The "founding fathers" focused so strongly on unalienable rights being guaranteed by our government as a reaction to abuses we endured as a colony of Great Britain. Madison, Jefferson, and Hamilton wanted to prevent any future U.S. government from beoming as oppressive as that of Great Britain in the colonial period.

Answer 2

After overthrowing the rule of a tyrannical government, it’s easy to see why the founding fathers wanted to ensure that the citizens would have rights that could not be taken away from them: they wanted to ensure that the people of the United States of America would never be subjected to such tyranny ever again.