HIST 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Reading Law, Alexis De Tocqueville, Natural-Born-Citizen Clause
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He was born in 1767 in the backwoods of the carolinas. His father died before he was even born, and his mother then died when he was 14. This left him an orphan, and he was able to rely on anyone for himself. Thus, he became the essence of the self made man, which became an american archetype. Because he was an orphan, he received a sporadic education, but he was able to read law in north carolina. During his time there, he became famous for his wild behaviour. One resident wrote that he was the most roaring, frolicking, horse racing, mischievous fellow that ever lived. But his easy going manner and charisma made him popular. He eventually ended up in nashville, which was a small frontier settlement, but he saw it as a place of opportunity. His first job there was to collect bad debts. He often was paid in land and goos.
