HIS 315K Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: United States, Articles Of Confederation, Civic Virtue
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Introduction: britain was going to fight to maintain america within the empire. Were not going to let colonists get away with independence: american loyalists. People who didn"t agree in separating from the british empire. Many fled the country: french provided assistance to the patriots. Treaty of paris, 1783: the new republic of the united states established here. The republic of the united states of america: republic. Definition: a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. Monarchy had been the ruling way in europe for centuries. Government derives its power from the people: the first republic and nation to be established since the roman republic. Articles of confederation, 1777: colonies now call themselves states. The enlightenment, john locke: protect rights and liberty. Not all people are good: based on consent of governed.
