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A Revolutionary American Revolution. Three Legacies for the Western World. What They Fought For. Self-Rule/Independence Free trade Local control of market economy & tax policy Westward expansion First class citizenship. Why the Americans Won. Fighting on home turf - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A Revolutionary American Revolution
Three Legacies for the Western World
What They Fought For
Self-Rule/Independence
Free trade
Local control of market economy & tax policy
Westward expansion
First class citizenship
Why the Americans WonFighting on home turf
England’s distance from colonies
A moral cause
Too costly to British (choose to control USA economically)
England’s enemies were America’s friends (France)
Three Legacies of American Revolution
The Vision and Inspiration of the Declaration of Independence
George Washington’s Handling of Power
Republican Ideology
The Declaration of Independence“We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Declaration of Independence
“that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.”
Where have you gone George Washington?
An Indispensable Man
His Finest Day
Cincinnatus
Washington’s Legacies on Power
A republic not a monarchy
Military would remain under civilian control
An Ideology of Republicanism
The United States is not a nation of a distinct ethnicity, but one which had to be invented.
An Ideology of Republicanism
Republicanism required a virtuous citizenry—people who were willing to surrender private interests for the good of the whole.
An Ideology of RepublicanismFounding Fathers were obsessed with the Fall of the Roman Empire and determined not to repeat the same mistakes.
An Ideology of RepublicanismThe United States has always been, to ourselves and to the world, primarily an idea as much as a country.
An Ideology of RepublicanismAmerican Revolutionary heritage:
LibertyEquality Abhorrence of privilege Fear of abused political power ConstitutionalismIndividual liberties(Wood, 2011)
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