Political Science 2142A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tuesday Afternoon, Moses Fleetwood Walker, Yankee Stadium
18 Apr 2016
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Vigilantism-individuals outside of the government/la take the law into their own hands. Back traditional european-style hero"s-the us does not have the traditional hero"s that we see in european mythologies-no saints, no monarchs. American exceptionalism-concept that began when the puritans started to come to. America-puritans were god"s chosen people-americans have this new promise land to do things right with democracy and freedom etc. This is a big part of culture and foreign policy. This constant migration, settling and taming of new lands to bring democracy to these lands. Daniel boone-he was an explorer-lived in kentucky-he began to map out and explore kentucky. He was also known for engaging with natives. Davy crockett- more controversial-was an explorer-did engage in fights with natives/indians. He was at the alamo when the texans were trying to get independence from. Mexico-he wanted to be a part of this fight. 1955-disney opened their theme park-disney"s david crockett-disney in return to.
