<h2>Introducing the Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition</h2>
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<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to:</p>
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<li>Identify the origins of the core values in American political thought, including ideas regarding representational government</li>
<li>Summarize Great Britain’s actions leading to the American Revolution</li>
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<p>American political ideas regarding liberty and self-government did not suddenly emerge full-blown at the moment the colonists declared their independence from Britain. The varied strands of what became the American republic had many roots, reaching far back in time and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. Indeed, it was not new ideas but old ones that led the colonists to revolt and form a new nation.</p>
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The Pre-Revolutionary Period

Government involves the study of political institutions, processes, and theories. The subject deals with the study of agencies, political institutions, and dynamics of the state.

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Discover the origins and evolution of the American Constitution, including the pre-revolutionary period, the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, and the development of the Constitution with its points of contention, compromise, and the design of American government, as well as the amendment process and key constitutional changes.


The Pre-Revolutionary Period

Introducing the Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition

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