American Studies 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Manifest Destiny, Indian Removal Act, Muscogee

• School: Western University
• Department: American Studies
• Course: American Studies 1020
• Professor: Tom Cull

Document Summary

Manifest destiny, american exceptionalism and the great nation of futurity. Empire for liberty taken from a letter from thomas jefferson. They purchased louisiana from france: payed million for the louisiana purchase 1803, in one stroke, doubled the size of the republic. Maintained through cultural institutions naturalize the authority. Hegemony: (1): preponderant in uence or authors over others. Domination: (2): the social, cultural, ideological, or economic in uence exerted by a dominant group. Ideology: a systematic scheme of ideas, usually relating to politics, economics, or society, and forming the basis of action or policy; a set of beliefs governing conduct. Also: the forming or holding of such a scheme of ideas. John winthrop enlightens the american colonists on jesus. Notion of light versus darkness, as a means to talk about americas mission as leaders of humanity america believes this is their job as a nation; leader. Fascinated by america"s democracy wanted to look at it"s character as a nation.