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The American Founding in Practice: Ideals vs. Reality

The American Founding in Practice: Ideals vs. Reality

The United States was founded on the principles of natural rights, equality, and classical republicanism, but how well did it actually live up to these ideals? In this lecture, Professor Rob McDonald of the US Military Academy at West Point describes the conflict between the ideals of the American Revolution and the unfortunate realities of the time....

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louisiana purchase, revolutionary war, united states, thomas jefferson, limited government, video, america, declaration of independence, republicanism, government, multimedia, american revolution, lecture, slavery, voluntarism
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Material Type:
Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 4, 2017
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 22, 2017
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Emmy Simkiss
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, Graduate School
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Video, Website
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English
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