What does a citizen of the United States entitle? What duties do citizens have? Who is entitled to citizenship? There is no definitive answer to these questions because the meaning of citizenship and its entitlements have been changing over time. These changes have been caused by the influence of domestic and foreign actions taken by the leaders and/or citizens. These kind of impacts affect government decisions and therefore policies the government makes. Decisions that the government takes affects the lives of the citizens. Throughout history we see how political participation, representation and inclusiveness has changed through different eras. For example, the independence of the United States from Britain, the civil rights movement and
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The monarchy, like any other monarchy, held most of the power in Great Britain. So naturally the King and the parliament decided what the people in Britain and in the colonies could and could not do. He indirectly governed the colonies through colonial governors who were appointed usually by himself (Thomas 9). Many riots and rebellions broke out in the colonies because the citizens in colonial America did not approve of the King’s decisions (especially on taxes). One of the most famous protests is the Boston Tea Party of 1773, where the Sons of Liberty destroyed merchandise (tea) in order to make a statement against the Tea Act of 1773 (Thomas, 43). They grew tired of the underrepresentation they had as citizens, so they decided to become independent from Great Britain. I see the colonists during this era as mere residents of a state because they did not have many rights and power to participate in the politics of their residence.
The Continental Congress was formed in 1774 by the 13 colonies in order to stop the British from imposing taxes and other acts on them. This congress was responsible for drafting 5 delegates to write the Declaration of Independence. The declaration presented the King with reasons why the wanted to break away from Britain’s reign and their political philosophy. The delegates wrote …show more content…
The activists involved were fighting for their rights and their people’s rights. They did not wanted to stop the discrimination and segregation. The African American community was not only being represented African Americans, but there were also white Americans who were fighting for the cause along with Martin Luther King. This representation became political participation which helped with abolishing segregation. After the civil rights movement, inclusiveness of the black community was gained through desegregation. White children and black children could interact with each other and other children as well. This helped African Americans gain more respect and voice in the United States. This is a historical movement to all American because it showed the power and meaning of unity, voice, freedom and
The monarchy, like any other monarchy, held most of the power in Great Britain. So naturally the King and the parliament decided what the people in Britain and in the colonies could and could not do. He indirectly governed the colonies through colonial governors who were appointed usually by himself (Thomas 9). Many riots and rebellions broke out in the colonies because the citizens in colonial America did not approve of the King’s decisions (especially on taxes). One of the most famous protests is the Boston Tea Party of 1773, where the Sons of Liberty destroyed merchandise (tea) in order to make a statement against the Tea Act of 1773 (Thomas, 43). They grew tired of the underrepresentation they had as citizens, so they decided to become independent from Great Britain. I see the colonists during this era as mere residents of a state because they did not have many rights and power to participate in the politics of their residence.
The Continental Congress was formed in 1774 by the 13 colonies in order to stop the British from imposing taxes and other acts on them. This congress was responsible for drafting 5 delegates to write the Declaration of Independence. The declaration presented the King with reasons why the wanted to break away from Britain’s reign and their political philosophy. The delegates wrote …show more content…
The activists involved were fighting for their rights and their people’s rights. They did not wanted to stop the discrimination and segregation. The African American community was not only being represented African Americans, but there were also white Americans who were fighting for the cause along with Martin Luther King. This representation became political participation which helped with abolishing segregation. After the civil rights movement, inclusiveness of the black community was gained through desegregation. White children and black children could interact with each other and other children as well. This helped African Americans gain more respect and voice in the United States. This is a historical movement to all American because it showed the power and meaning of unity, voice, freedom and