Thomas Paine, a former worker in the Custom Services of England, published a book in 1776 entitled Common Sense (Henretta 171). Within the text, Paine heavily criticized the rulings of the British by finding flaws within their mixed governmental system (Henretta 172). Throughout the whole book, the most influential argument that Paine made, for the history of America, was the idea of American Independence (Henretta 172). Common Sense encouraged the Patriots to gain independence from British rule (Henretta 172). Therefore, Common Sense is connected to the ongoing fight between the Loyalists and Patriots.
The Loyalists, who were people who did not want to gain independence from Britain, that existed in 1774 was a result of the Patriot movement. …show more content…
These acts, more specifically the Sedition Act, threatened everything the constitution stood for, seeing that the acts limited the freedom of speech, which was in the first amendment (Henretta 224). The main purpose of putting the Alien and Sedition Acts in place was to make deporting “aliens,” also known as foreigners, easier, and to limit the voting rights of immigrants within the United States (Henretta 224). The acts were overruled by legislatures from Kentucky and Virginia, which in turn set up a ruling system entitled ‘state’s rights,’ where each state could determine the validity of national decrees (Henretta 224). All of this came back to the ruling of John Adams at the beginning of his presidential career, and toward the end, another case became very important, Marbury v. Madison. In the final hours of his presidency before Thomas Jefferson took over, Adams appointed William Marbury in a position he was no longer qualified to assign. If not for Adam’s actions, the Supreme Court case would have never …show more content…
A writer named St. Jean de Crèvecoeur praised Europe in its entirety for being well educated and which “possessed everything” and criticized America for not having a social class structure (Henretta 258). It was obvious that there were class distinctions within the two societies that, in turn, influenced the style of life. In 1810, the word republicanism emerged, in the sense of including all free white men in the process of political voting (Henretta 258). While this was new for some states, other states like Pennsylvania and Vermont had been allowing all stately taxpayers to participate in voting since 1776 (Henretta 258). Within the following years, suffrage expanded so heavily that by around the year 1830, only three states had voting restrictions placed on their people (Henretta 259). The expansion of voting rights altered who was elected, the main factor being how the candidate presented himself or herself on a superficial level (Henretta 259). While men were granted the freedom to vote, African-Americans and women still endured restrictions on their freedom of voting. (Henretta 259). Within the Second Great Awakening, women experienced a change in their traditional role in religion, which in turn sparked a large women’s rights movement (Henretta 284). By being given a significant role in the churches, women’s everywhere realized that
The Loyalists, who were people who did not want to gain independence from Britain, that existed in 1774 was a result of the Patriot movement. …show more content…
These acts, more specifically the Sedition Act, threatened everything the constitution stood for, seeing that the acts limited the freedom of speech, which was in the first amendment (Henretta 224). The main purpose of putting the Alien and Sedition Acts in place was to make deporting “aliens,” also known as foreigners, easier, and to limit the voting rights of immigrants within the United States (Henretta 224). The acts were overruled by legislatures from Kentucky and Virginia, which in turn set up a ruling system entitled ‘state’s rights,’ where each state could determine the validity of national decrees (Henretta 224). All of this came back to the ruling of John Adams at the beginning of his presidential career, and toward the end, another case became very important, Marbury v. Madison. In the final hours of his presidency before Thomas Jefferson took over, Adams appointed William Marbury in a position he was no longer qualified to assign. If not for Adam’s actions, the Supreme Court case would have never …show more content…
A writer named St. Jean de Crèvecoeur praised Europe in its entirety for being well educated and which “possessed everything” and criticized America for not having a social class structure (Henretta 258). It was obvious that there were class distinctions within the two societies that, in turn, influenced the style of life. In 1810, the word republicanism emerged, in the sense of including all free white men in the process of political voting (Henretta 258). While this was new for some states, other states like Pennsylvania and Vermont had been allowing all stately taxpayers to participate in voting since 1776 (Henretta 258). Within the following years, suffrage expanded so heavily that by around the year 1830, only three states had voting restrictions placed on their people (Henretta 259). The expansion of voting rights altered who was elected, the main factor being how the candidate presented himself or herself on a superficial level (Henretta 259). While men were granted the freedom to vote, African-Americans and women still endured restrictions on their freedom of voting. (Henretta 259). Within the Second Great Awakening, women experienced a change in their traditional role in religion, which in turn sparked a large women’s rights movement (Henretta 284). By being given a significant role in the churches, women’s everywhere realized that