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1.
What specifically, according to Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, gave
Americans the right to revolt against British rule?
The Declaration of Independence states three basic ideas:
- God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness
- the main business of government is to protect these rights
- if a government tries to withhold these rights, the people are free to revolt and to set up
a new government. ( This specifically gave Americans the right to revolt against British
rule)
2.
What was the original purpose of the Bill of Rights? What problems in the Constitution
was it meant to solve?
The original purpose of the Bill of Rights is to provide clarity on Americans’ rights in
relation to their government. The Bill of Rights was meant to resolve the issue of the
government's abuse of individual liberties and therefore was set forth to prevent these
issues.
3.
How and why, according to Jefferson in
Notes on the State of Virginia
, are people of
African origin distinct from people of European origin?
“I advance it therefore as a suspicion only, that the blacks, whether originally a distinct
race, or made distinct by time and circumstances, are inferior to the whites in the
endowments both of body and mind.” -Jefferson,
Notes on the State of Virginia
He found the blacks to be superior to the whites based on their struggles, upbringings,
health and the differences in arts and talents.
4.
A decade before the publication of
Notes on the State of Virginia,
Jefferson wrote in the
Declaration of Independence that "All men are created equal." Is it possible to reconcile
these two documents? How do you think Jefferson would answer such a question?
I believe the
Notes on the State of Virginia
can be utilized to support that “All men are
created equal” and certainly possible to reconcile these two documents. I also believe that
Jefferson would agree and personally would use the
Notes on the State of Virginia
to
specifically support that “All men are created equal.”
5.
In
Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences
, what is the relationship between a European
American Lady Liberty and the African Americans in the painting? What does this
suggest about the artist's intentions and assumptions?
Lady Liberty is at a higher level than the African Americans in the photo, revealing that
she has superiority. The African Americans are described as “emancipated men, women
and children” and they are kneeling closely to Lady Liberty in an effort to apparently be
begging or asking for some sort of exchange. I believe this suggests that the artist
intended to reveal how whites held a great superiority then and African Americans only
sought for freedom and wanted to be free from their shackles that bound them to their
masters.
6.
In the two political cartoons, "The Able Doctor" and "The Female Combatants," how do
the two images suggest a conflict between civilization and nature? What do they suggest
about youth and generational conflict? About the implied national characters of America
and Great Britain?
7.
Do you believe that America since the Revolution has held true to the ideals of the
Declaration of Independence? Do you think America today adheres to these "self-evident
truths"? What evidence would you provide in support of your answer?
I believe America tries to hold these ideals to be true but could not have possibly
expected all the things we have been through in the recent years. I also believe many
Americans ignore these values or simply do not see them as “self-evident.”
The struggles
we have faced have made these ideals seem out of reach in today's age. Our founding
fathers could not have foreseen the pandemic, insidious racism and near economic
collapse that has threatened our still young nation nearly more than 200 years later.
8.
Do you think it would be possible today for a new federal Constitution to be written and
ratified? Are there any amendments you think should be added or abolished from what
the U.S. currently has?
I do not believe it would be possible for a new federal Constitution to be written and
ratified; I also don’t believe we need one, “don’t fix what isn’t broken.” I think America needs to
review these ideas and actually follow them as I believe many Americans forget these ideals
and/or simply choose to ignore them. But I feel it is a personal thing within each individual and
not the Country as a whole.
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