American History

Yes, I absolutely concur with this assertion. Thomas Paines common sense was a radical publication which ignited the American Revolution from the Great Britain. Consequently, this paper will explain what is meant by Bill of Rights, the significance of Republican government, the consequences of conflicts between Republicans and Democrats, the role Thomas Paine in the American Revolution and Thomas Jeffersons contribution to the American dream.

Thomas Paine inspired the American Revolution thorough his book (common sense). Paine opposed slavery and promoted republicanism. Republicanism simply means public affairs or public thing. Paine detested monarchial rule and he founded human liberalism through his ideologies. Thomas Jefferson referred to Paines dogmas as the liberal experiment of the USA. The founding fathers and political leaders and their parties and the ordinary citizens considered themselves as proprietors of republican government and hence they associated themselves the structure of governance espoused by republicanism ideologies since this form of governance conducted its affairs for the interest of the public, individually as well as collectively. The articles of the confederation were the first constitution of USA after the American revolutionary war in which America liberated itself from Great Britain. They established American independence and set rules for operations of the US confederation. The Bill of Rights represented the first ten amendments to the US constitution. They created ideological differences between Republican and Democrats and perpetuated the Shay Rebellion which demanded the status quo in terms of debts and taxes to be maintained. The Shay rebellion resulted in the re-evaluation of the Articles of Confederation.

On the hand the Whiskey Rebellion was ignited by the Whiskey Act of 1971 whereby an excise tax on Whiskey was imposed. This act was repealed by the Jeffersons Republican Party. Finally, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were political declarations which respected the rights of states and detested the oppression of the national government. The clauses of Alien and Sedition Laws contained in these resolutions embodied spirited defense of the principles of freedom and self-governance embodied by the US constitution.