45 pages 1 hour read

Eric Foner

The Story of American Freedom

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1977

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Essay Topics

1.

Explain what Foner means in Chapter 1 by writing that freedom was more a spiritual condition than a political or social one in British North America.

2.

Discuss Foner’s analysis of the Constitution’s “We the people” language and the three different populations inhabiting the United States in the 18th century.

3.

What was the meaning of the 19th century term “Manifest Destiny?”