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Consider Samuel Seabury’s thought on American independence. How does Seabury feel about independence? Why does he think independence was or was not a good idea?
opposed American independence, disorder, tyranny, breakdown of legit authority, fueled by small radicals, brings oppressive rule and chaos not liberty or peace
Consider John Lawson’s discussion of household economy in Carolina. What was the division of labor in Carolina households? Do you think it was representative of households elsewhere in colonial America?
women played critical and industrious role domestic and agricultural labor, flexible division of labor that extended beyond gender roles, reflects broader trends in colonial America where women’s labor was essential to household/local economy, extent varied by region
In 1751, Benjamin Franklin offered his assessment of the German-speaking immigrants who arrived in large numbers in Pennsylvania. What did Franklin think of these immigrants? What does his opinion reveal about race and tolerance?
Franklin expressed concern about number of German-speaking immigrants in Pennsylvania, feared resistance to assimilation English language and customs, critique reveals anxieties about cultural dominance, race, and tolerance, tensions between pluralism and racism
Many Antifederalists felt that the Constitution represented a repudiation of the principles of the American Revolution. Do you agree or disagree? Why? In your answer you should consider some of the concerns raised by statesman James Winthrop to the 1787 federal Constitution.
Constitution violated the principles of the American Revolution, too much power in the central government, undermining liberty and local governance, emphasize dangers of large republic, necessary bill of rights, loss of autonomy of individual states, betrays Revolution ideals of self-government and liberty
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