history of america
J Soh
Prof, R.man
History of America
26 March 2013
The American Revolution: Revolutionary or Nonrevolutionary?
Three months ago, we had a presidential election in my country. This election also was a showdown between the conservative and the progressive camp. The election was a close-run thing. No one could predict this very close election. We had two strong candidates, Guen- hye Park and Jae-in Moon. My parents supported conservative group. And I was kind of attracted to progressive camp. While I am doing this assignment, this reminds me of presidential election memories in South Korea. Every point of view is different. I would like to talk about progressive historians of interpretation on the American Revolution within twenty years 1890 to 1940 based on reading "The American Revolution: Revolutionary or Nonrevolutionary?. There are lots of opinions to interpret about the characteristic of the American Revolution. Conservative group only interpreted that American Revolution is the revolution of Independence from the settlement of Britain. For Progressive camp has another point of view that is democratic civil revolution by lower middle class people in that period. Progressive historian, Carl L.Becker summed up his dual revolution in a striking phrase “Question of home rule and question..of who should rule at home.(131)” So nowadays, historians compromised points of view of American Revolution as independence revolution for foreignly. And civil revolution to change the social structure for internally. It begins with seeking independence from Britain’s tyranny. However in the end of progression, American Revolution intended equalitarianism and democracy by lower middle class’ influences such as peasants and craftsman. Between two broad schools, progressive group appeals to me exceedingly. To the Progressive historians, human rights were not guaranteed in American society in the colonial era. “The lower class being poor,
Prof, R.man
History of America
26 March 2013
The American Revolution: Revolutionary or Nonrevolutionary?
Three months ago, we had a presidential election in my country. This election also was a showdown between the conservative and the progressive camp. The election was a close-run thing. No one could predict this very close election. We had two strong candidates, Guen- hye Park and Jae-in Moon. My parents supported conservative group. And I was kind of attracted to progressive camp. While I am doing this assignment, this reminds me of presidential election memories in South Korea. Every point of view is different. I would like to talk about progressive historians of interpretation on the American Revolution within twenty years 1890 to 1940 based on reading "The American Revolution: Revolutionary or Nonrevolutionary?. There are lots of opinions to interpret about the characteristic of the American Revolution. Conservative group only interpreted that American Revolution is the revolution of Independence from the settlement of Britain. For Progressive camp has another point of view that is democratic civil revolution by lower middle class people in that period. Progressive historian, Carl L.Becker summed up his dual revolution in a striking phrase “Question of home rule and question..of who should rule at home.(131)” So nowadays, historians compromised points of view of American Revolution as independence revolution for foreignly. And civil revolution to change the social structure for internally. It begins with seeking independence from Britain’s tyranny. However in the end of progression, American Revolution intended equalitarianism and democracy by lower middle class’ influences such as peasants and craftsman. Between two broad schools, progressive group appeals to me exceedingly. To the Progressive historians, human rights were not guaranteed in American society in the colonial era. “The lower class being poor,