POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Absolute Monarchy, Heredity, Athenian Democracy
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November 15 - one page explanation on midterm exam. Question of consent = key for political legitimacy. Putney debates - debates within two opposing factions in army. Grandies - to give right to vote to everybody regardless of property - would lead to anarchy. Fixed interest in the kingdom - real property/estate. 1776 - momentous political revolution - declaration of independence - high point of long struggle against imperial british rule - birth of usa. 1775 - 13 american colonies declare war against britain, the ruling imperial power. American war of independence - 1775 through 1783. French will bring military and economic support. With help of france, 13 colonies will defeat britain in 1781. 1783 - americans and british will sign treaty of paris - recognizing new american nation, will give the us territories. To understand importance of the democratic experience in america - look at immediate causes of american revolution.