History 2132A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Choctaw, Transcendentalism, Monroe Doctrine
25 Mar 2017
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Empire for liberty: manifest destiny, american exceptionalism and the great nation of. Empire for liberty: a paradox (empire = control, liberty = freedom) Jefferson wrote to madison about further pursuing territories. Hegemony: (1) preponderant influence or authority over others. Domination (2) the social cultural, ideological or economic influence exerted by a dominant group. Ideology: a set of opinions, beliefs or attitudes of a social group or class. John winthrop: a city on a hill employs foundational christian imagery as a means to talk a(cid:271)out a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a"s (cid:373)issio(cid:374) as leaders of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)it(cid:455) Alexis de tocqueville: fascinated in american democracy, talked about 2 contradictions to democracy (slavery and treatment of natives) Notion of american national superiority as a guiding principle, america has the goal to spread democracy around the world. Manifest: clearly apparent or obvious to eye or mind. Destiny: the inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destine.
