ANTH 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas, List Of Transcontinental Countries, Political Philosophy
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Roots are embedded in rebellion against taxes, economic independence, freedom, fair government representation, and political balance between the central government and the people. Takes place in the homeland of indigenous north americans. Fundamental american ideologies and the "great men" of the revolution. Great man history - history told to primary school students in which the stories about a group, people, or nation are a few stories about the winners. For america, those include george washington, thomas jefferson, thomas paine, samuel adams, or benjamin franklin (and maybe betsy ross) Embodies qualities associated with frontier: self-reliance, individualism, ingenuity. Individual improving his lot by hard work and perseverance. Wrote about temperance, chastity, sincerity; strived for perfection. Mythologizing is an essential part of the story of american culture. Embodied traditional american virtues in manifest destiny ideology: righteousness of liberal democratic government, legitimacy of european claims to north american lands, personal industriousness. Drafted declaration of independence - rooted in political philosophy of enlightenment and john.
