Kris Maulden's Sections - March 16/17
This week's questions are fairly straightforward. The assignment is to read online unit 5 (except Common Sense) and to go over chapter 6 of your textbook. Be sure to emphasize pp. 590-600 of the article on George Hewes and the introduction and Declaration of Rights in the 1776 Pennsylvania Consitution.
1. Based on the readings this week, what kind of country do you think that participants in the Revolution were trying to create? Did they succeed? Why or why not?
2. This question concerns all of the readings you have done and the lectures you have heard about the Revolution in this class. Modern Americans tend to see the Revolution and the Constitution as the defining moments in American history. Sometimes this idea is carried even further, as many people think that we can solve political arguments by simply learning what people like Washington and Jefferson had to say about various issues. Based on what you have read, is this a valid way to solve modern problems? If so, how would this approach work, and if not, what is wrong with the idea? (One way to approach this question is to ask yourself whether or not you see a single, unified message coming through the Revolution that we could apply today.)
NOTE ON THE PAPERS: I am having extra office hours Tuesday (3/14) from 12:00-2:00 as well as my normal office hours on Wednesday from 1:00-2:30. You're welcome to come in with any questions about your paper, from formulating your thesis down to simple grammar questions. For this paper, you will be expected to argue a clearly stated thesis throughout the paper and use specific evidence (with proper citation) to support your claims. I will also expect you to write clearly and concisely while using proper grammar and spelling. Those of you writing papers for extra credit need to indicate as much in your name block at the top of your first page. One last thing: please come up with a good title for your paper; simply naming it "First Paper" or "Paper on Axtell" suggests you put minimal effort into the paper, and that isn't the message you want to send your readers in any subject or at any time.
1. Based on the readings this week, what kind of country do you think that participants in the Revolution were trying to create? Did they succeed? Why or why not?
2. This question concerns all of the readings you have done and the lectures you have heard about the Revolution in this class. Modern Americans tend to see the Revolution and the Constitution as the defining moments in American history. Sometimes this idea is carried even further, as many people think that we can solve political arguments by simply learning what people like Washington and Jefferson had to say about various issues. Based on what you have read, is this a valid way to solve modern problems? If so, how would this approach work, and if not, what is wrong with the idea? (One way to approach this question is to ask yourself whether or not you see a single, unified message coming through the Revolution that we could apply today.)
NOTE ON THE PAPERS: I am having extra office hours Tuesday (3/14) from 12:00-2:00 as well as my normal office hours on Wednesday from 1:00-2:30. You're welcome to come in with any questions about your paper, from formulating your thesis down to simple grammar questions. For this paper, you will be expected to argue a clearly stated thesis throughout the paper and use specific evidence (with proper citation) to support your claims. I will also expect you to write clearly and concisely while using proper grammar and spelling. Those of you writing papers for extra credit need to indicate as much in your name block at the top of your first page. One last thing: please come up with a good title for your paper; simply naming it "First Paper" or "Paper on Axtell" suggests you put minimal effort into the paper, and that isn't the message you want to send your readers in any subject or at any time.
posted by Anonymous at 11:23 AM
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The participants of the Revolution were trying to create a democratic government in which there was a lack of a strong central government, opposite of the absolute monarchy in England. For about five years after the end of the Revolution, most political power rested on the state, but with the great inflation of paper money, lack of federal military to suppress Indian attacks, etc., a stronger central government was implemented after months of debate. I believe the participants of the Revolution felt as though they succeeded, in the fact they were no longer ruled by a monarch, but the Anti-Federalists surely felt some sort of defeat; after only a few years of living under the Articles of Confederation, and a weak central government, the Federalists, with their Constitution, were able to enjoy a stronger central government.
It seems that the loyalists and the patriots both argue that they persued to uphold the rule of law...how can both of these make such a claim?
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