JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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The Enlightenment
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The French and Indian War
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Puritans
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Smuggling
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 4 July 1776, the following words were immortalised in the US 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. ‘
Detailed explanation-2: -The meaning of the idea that “All Men are created equal.” The Declaration of Independence states that among the “truths” that Americans hold to be “self-evident” is that “all Men are created equal.” What did Thomas Jefferson mean by this statement?
Detailed explanation-3: -Being endowed by our Creator with unalienable Rights, means the rights come from the Creator and not from Government. Unalienable rights are endowed, self-evident and not to be taken by Government, but secured by Government.