HIS377H1 Lecture Notes - American Exceptionalism, Gilded Age, Teller Amendment
8 Sep 2013
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His 377 20th century american foreign relations. Colonies are fairly new at this point. He believes that the american colonies have god"s favour: puritan morals. The world is watching to see if this political experiment works. Parts of this work are used by kennedy and reagan. Can"t believe an island rules a nation. Important because jefferson is calling america an empire. Believes this will be a moral empire that people will want to join. He also believed in manifest destiny america needed space to reach its potential succeeded: the revolution ends, and the us gains its independence in 1783. Famous fredrick jackson turner speech describing the significance of the frontier. The belief that if the frontier closed, americans would become weak. Belief that america had its own unique role to play in the world: encounters with empire, the us confronting their own imperial ambitions. What it takes for the us to be an empire: imperial spain is on the decline.
