The ideas of Chartism, Nationalism, Egalitarianism, Capitalism and Socialism assisted to inspire the Eureka Rebellion. These new ideas that emerged from philosophers helped to move the development of the political situation in Australia. When these ideas came around it affected the way people thought about themselves and the conditions around them. This caused the people of Australia to act upon these ideas and thoughts to make a stand, a stand that would change Australian history forever.
The ideas of Chartism assisted to inspire the Eureka rebellion. The Ballarat Reform Leagues demands closely resemble the morals of Chartism. Chartism was a political movement with a charter that called for “six essential political reforms” this political …show more content…
German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder once stated that democracy was an important part of Nationalism. Nationalism is the philosophical idea that a group of people who share a cultural identity should be grouped together. This group of people have the right to govern themselves, to take away from the rulers of the past. Nationalism helped to influence the Eureka Rebellion as the people of the Ballarat Reform League were a group of people who shared a common cultural identity, miners. The Ballarat Reform League created this list of demands to govern themselves and those who shared the same beliefs. The philosophy of Nationalism not only influenced the Eureka Rebellion but democracy in Australia. Egalitarianism is a philosophy that believe people are born equal and deserve equal rights. Equal rights was something the Ballarat Reform League was demanding. They wanted manhood suffrage and abolishment of land holding rights to become members of parliament. The Ballarat Reform League called for equal rights and to have a voice in the Government that was controlling them. In the aftermath of the rebellion, Governor Hotham stated that the Eureka rebels acted on an act of “high treason”. After this statement, the people of Victoria turned against their own Governor, demanding better rights and cheaper miner licenses. Egalitarianism, helped turn the people of Victoria against Hotham to demand equal rights. The philosophies of Nationalism and Egalitarianism not only influenced the Eureka Rebellion but the way people thought about themselves and their
The ideas of Chartism assisted to inspire the Eureka rebellion. The Ballarat Reform Leagues demands closely resemble the morals of Chartism. Chartism was a political movement with a charter that called for “six essential political reforms” this political …show more content…
German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder once stated that democracy was an important part of Nationalism. Nationalism is the philosophical idea that a group of people who share a cultural identity should be grouped together. This group of people have the right to govern themselves, to take away from the rulers of the past. Nationalism helped to influence the Eureka Rebellion as the people of the Ballarat Reform League were a group of people who shared a common cultural identity, miners. The Ballarat Reform League created this list of demands to govern themselves and those who shared the same beliefs. The philosophy of Nationalism not only influenced the Eureka Rebellion but democracy in Australia. Egalitarianism is a philosophy that believe people are born equal and deserve equal rights. Equal rights was something the Ballarat Reform League was demanding. They wanted manhood suffrage and abolishment of land holding rights to become members of parliament. The Ballarat Reform League called for equal rights and to have a voice in the Government that was controlling them. In the aftermath of the rebellion, Governor Hotham stated that the Eureka rebels acted on an act of “high treason”. After this statement, the people of Victoria turned against their own Governor, demanding better rights and cheaper miner licenses. Egalitarianism, helped turn the people of Victoria against Hotham to demand equal rights. The philosophies of Nationalism and Egalitarianism not only influenced the Eureka Rebellion but the way people thought about themselves and their