Exemplar of Liberty
Download or Read eBook Exemplar of Liberty PDF written by Donald A. Grinde and published by Los Angeles, Calif. : American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles. This book was released on 1991 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Donald A. Grinde |
| Publisher | : Los Angeles, Calif. : American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105000349642 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Exemplar of Liberty by : Donald A. Grinde
Book excerpt: "We attempt to trace both ideas and the events that dramatized them: life, liberty, and happiness (Declaration of Independence); government by reason and consent rather than coercion (Albany Plan and Articles of Confederation); religious toleration (and ultimately religious acceptance) instead of a state church; checks and balances; federalism (United States Constitution); and relative equality of property, equal rights before the law, and the thorny problem of creating a government that can rule equitably across a broad geographic expanse (Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution). Native America had a substantial role in shaping these ideas, as well as the events that turned the colonies into a nation of states.
