Essays on American Freedom

1. In the 1790s, as America was still forging its identity, global events such as the French Revolution and the fight between Britain and France led America to reconsider the ways it would conduct itself as a free nation – Jefferson believed it would lead to populist government, while Washington and Hamilton feared it “raised the specter of anarchy” (Foner 297). Political divisions in America included the argument between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, who had differing ideas of how to economically expand the country’s power (Hamilton through England, Jefferson through westward expansion). 2. Thomas Jefferson accomplished a great ...

The United States constitution comprises of the Bill of Rights which contains rights and personal freedoms that are guaranteed to all its citizens regardless of colour, gender, One of the founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton opposed the Bill of Rights because he believed that it would be potentially dangerous. There are certain rights and freedoms which provide citizens with too much power in their hands and this has led to negative or dangerous outcomes. The second amendment of the United States Constitution is the right to bear arms. This amendment allows Americans to obtain the licences to possess and carry ...

Source: (Nash et al. 474)

The selected source is a Thomas Nast creation dubbed The End of Slavery? Currently, the cartoon has no copyrights after its original publication in 1867 in the Harper's Weekly newspaper. The visual primary source depicts two scenes and in both, a woman wearing a tunic sits upon a pedestal surrounded by both black and white characters, she represents American liberty. For a thorough description of the picture, there is a need to focus on the two scenes separately. On the left, there is a slave auction going on as white men stand around the raised platform, and two more ...

Liberty is a contentious political and moral ideology that intends to define the manner in which a population governs itself. There are several conceptions to the extent in which a people relate in the society and the relation with the government. However, liberty is generally regarded as the kind of freedoms citizens of a country enjoy. It may also refer to the active exercise of rights as provided by the state or a constitution. The United States is regarded as one of the countries that enjoy a liberties as enshrined in the constitution. From 1600-1800, in the North American Colonies and new U.S. nation, perceived ...

America, After the Civil War

Reconstruction and widespread of industrialization Two major turning points happened during the reconstruction and widespread of industrialization period in South America after the Civil war. First, African-Americans or ‘black Americans were freed from slavery under the rule of President Abraham Lincoln. Three senators sponsored the bill proposing to abolish slavery nationwide, Lyman Trumbull of Illinois, Charles Sumner of Massachusetts and John Henderson of Missouri. Second is the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment of the US constitution. After having freed from slavery, the next thing that black Americans do is to work in farms and factories to gain economically ...

The adoption of the federal-wide constitution has been a landmark in the history of the United States. The constitutional deliberations that gave rise to the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787 had significant implications for various aspects of the Americans, including freedom. The 1780s is widely referred to as the critical period in the history of the U.S. Various factors affecting the citizens at the time necessitated the process. This paper establishes the impact that the Constitution had on the development of American freedom by exploring the factors that led to its drafting, and the representational ...