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A Call to Liberty: Rhetoric and Reality in the American Revolution

Heist, Jacob C
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1494413343336445

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2017, BA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of History.
This paper is an exploration of the concept of liberty during the American Revolution. The concept had an origin in English common law and was essentially tied to property. It traces the concept from the Sons of Liberty's inception in 1765, through their rioting following the Boston Massacre, and to the formation of state constitutions following the Declaration of Independence. Despite proposed changes to the societal structure of the colonies, and despite its marked difference from the English concept, the American definition of liberty did not include a markedly larger swath of the population than the English one. However, the amendment clauses of the constitutions made clear that the Founders did not intend for Revolution to stop, even if placating the wealthy required that it slow.
Kim Gruenwald, Dr. (Advisor)
Suzy D'Enbeau, Dr. (Committee Member)
Leonne Hudson, Dr. (Committee Member)
Kenneth Bindas, Dr. (Committee Member)
108 p.
History
American Revolution, Liberty, Founding Fathers, 1776

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  • Heist, J. C. (2017). A Call to Liberty: Rhetoric and Reality in the American Revolution [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1494413343336445

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Heist, Jacob. A Call to Liberty: Rhetoric and Reality in the American Revolution. 2017. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1494413343336445.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Heist, Jacob. "A Call to Liberty: Rhetoric and Reality in the American Revolution." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1494413343336445

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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