HIS 1123 Lecture 22: Chapter 22 - Nation-States and Patterns of Culture in Europe and North America
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Nation-states and patterns of culture in europe and. The glorious revolution had given english people rights they never had before. In the mid 18th century the idea of citizenship developed. Born in a nation = citizenship to that nation. Everyone should have some rights in their own nation. The america, french, and haitian revolutions rejected compromise, and led to the development of nation-states. Outgrowth of the seven years" war {can"t colonize newly won areas} Parliament raised taxes on colonies to pay for the war {all subjects must pay} At the end of the revolution, the new nation produced a constitution that would free the government of personal rule and create citizenship. Three branches of government were based on the writings an ideas of. John locke says life, liberty, and property - in uences thomas jefferson. Jefferson changed property to pursuit of happiness because property means everyone gets the right to vote.
