Generations of historical research have firmly laid to rest for scholars of South Asia the conception of a timeless India lacking in history produced and nurtured by colonial administrators and historians, of which an unchanging, hereditary caste order was a key pillar.7
This idea of an idealized timeless society that needs to be preserved is tied to the needs of the colonial administration.
A map showing the many different kinds of republics in the world today.
At the bottom of this map, they make a note about the difference between de jure and de facto democracies - what do these terms mean?
Jefferson suggested that private efforts would be inadequate and that state support would be necessary to provide education for slaves “destined to be free.”
What was Jefferson's stance on slavery?
Not Worth a Continental
What other economic issues were there with the Articles of Confederation?
Congress Adopts the Northwest Ordinance
How is the Northwest Ordinance similar or dissimilar to the Constitution of 1787?
Call to Revise Articles of Confederation
Here is a link to a transcript of this letter: http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-03-02-0525
John Hanson
Who was John Hanson?
Benjamin Franklin’s Proposed Plan of Confederation, 1775
Read the document to the right. What are some of the attributes of Franklin's plan?
Divisions among the states and even local rebellions threatened to destroy the fruits of the Revolution
Give an example of these divisions or rebellions and how they exposed a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Under Athenian democracy, the people voted on every law. This was a pure or direct democracy where the majority had nearly complete control over rights and progress.
Would you want to live under this system?
They usually aren't; usually a republic is a type of representational democracy with some checks and balances enshrined in the constitution that safeguard the rights of minorities.
Could you have a republic without a democracy?
oligarchy or plutocracy.
Define either of these forms of government.
In a republic, a constitution or charter of rights protects certain inalienable rights that cannot be taken away by the government, even if it has been elected by a majority of voters. In a "pure democracy," the majority is not restrained in this way and can impose its will on the minority.
Find or think of an example that illustrates the difference between a republic and a democracy.
Which of these myths, if any, are harmful?
Why is it important to debunk myths like this?
in order to form a more perfect understanding
What is this a reference to?
Perhaps more than any defining moment in American history, the War of Independence is swathed in beliefs not borne out by the facts.
Do you agree? Why do you think this is?
Act for Establishing Religious Freedom
Here is a link to a transcript of this document: http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/virginia-act-establishing-religious-freedom
How does what Jefferson says compare to the Constitution in Massachusetts?
it violated the citizen's "unalienable" natural right to freedom of religion and on the practical argument that government's embrace of religion had inevitably harmed it.
Here is a link to a transcript of this document: http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/amendI_religions43.html
How did Madison demonstrate his views?
Persecution in Virginia
Who was being persecuted and why?
tax for the support of religion but permitted individuals to earmark their taxes for the church of their choice
Would you want to pay a tax like this?
The Church-State Debate: Virginia
Was the debate similar to or different than that in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
Read through the Constitution by clicking on the image. What was the outcome of the debates over state support of religion?
Irenaeus
Who was Irenaeus, and why do you think Samuel West choice this pseudonym?
Against Tax-Supported Religion
Why does Isaac Backus take this position?
For Tax-Supported Religion
What arguments does Phillips Payson use to support his view?
that the voters would accept.
Was this practice unique to Massachusetts?