US Political System 1890s
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- US Political System 1890s
- American Exceptionalism
- John Winthrop
- Founder of Massachusetts --> He's new colony would be a leading example to other nations on earth
- Massachusetts was chosen by God, a model of social and political order Europe should follow
- Superior due to its unique historical evolution
- Lincon
- 'Last chance for the world to create a perfect nation'
- It was used to justify the first US expansion outside of N. America
- John Winthrop
- Manifest Destiny
- Developed in 1840s
- Used to justify growth of union across the whole continent
- 'God given right'
- Used in press 1845- 'the fufillment of our manifest destiny is to overspread the continent allocated by providence'
- adopted by govt to justify growth west wards
- Used by republican's 1890s to justify expansion of US outside of N. American
- Political parties
- The republicans
- Led to victory by Abraham Lincon in the civil war
- Issues of division- Reformists led by Roosevelt promoting progressivism, wanting social justice and anti-trust laws
- began to move away from liberal traditions in 1890s and towards conservative elements of the US politics (big Business Focus)
- Still had the support of African Americans despite the fact they did little to support their cause.
- Main support was in the north where there was more industry, more jobs and more wealth.
- Aimed to stay out of peoples lives - a policy of Laissez Faire
- The Democrats
- Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1796
- Seen as the oldest of all American political parties
- Aka as "The Party of Protest", they preferred to intervene in the lives of the people
- struggled with deep divisions caused by the civil war
- The republicans
- American Exceptionalism
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