English colonization — motives?
Economic gain and religious freedom
13 colonies — significance?
Foundation of the United States
Indigenous displacement — effect?
Loss of land and culture
Common law — influence?
Shaped colonial legal systems
Representative institutions — role?
Allowed colonial self-governance
Puritan moral mission — impact?
Founded American exceptionalism
American Exceptionalism — roots?
Puritan religious ideas and moral mission
Declaration of Independence — year?
1776
Taxation without representation — cause?
Colonial unrest and demand for rights
Constitution — key feature?
Separation of powers and federalism
Slavery — role in economy?
Central to plantation economy and triangular trade
Civil War — main issue?
Slavery and states' rights
Gilded Age — characteristic?
Industrial growth and wealth inequality
Answer 7 questions on Foundations of American Society and Politics.
1. Who is credited with formulating the concept of the moral mission that contributed to American Exceptionalism?
2. How are the colonial assemblies similar or different from British political institutions?
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