Semester Deux, Blog Seven: Honors Blog

America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals

I have been watching and learning about America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals ever since I was a child. They always fascinated me and when I had the chance to write about them I took it.

America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals took it’s first steps when people from England began to come to America, or the new land. In 1706 the main colonization of America started and this was really when America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals was born. They were not at all yet formed and very dependant on their Mother England. The more time that was spent in America the more independent it became from it’s mother. As they got into their teenager years they began to resent their parents and America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals took its first steps into the sunlight when in 1775 America charged into battle and finally broke away from the British Government. America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals shouted “No more kings!” at the top of their lungs and slammed the door on mother England. America saw the fault in having a king and broke free.

The first major documentation of America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals was the Declaration of Independence. It was 1776 and they were in college at the time and this was part of their graduating thesis. It states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.” This was a huge step away from European ideals stating that the people have a write to fix or abolish a destructive form of government. This was America’s Rebellion Against European defining statement It helped them decide what they wanted to do with their life. It told the world who they were and how they planned to run themselves. It made them their own person. The Declaration of Independence it now known world wide.

Then they wrote the Constitution and the Bill of rights. America was a Union of states each with their own power and the constitution was that agreement in writing. These documents defined the type of government that would be used. Three branches of government with equal power to watch over each other. This broke another European Ideal: Europe’s old dusty government with a king and no people choice.

The last huge thing America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals was to help George Washington to step down from his presidency. America seemed to want to keep Washington as their president and turn him into more of a king but Washington new his term was up and he stepped down. This was so unique for someone to step down from a position of power where they were wanted. It was so unique and it led to another president being elected and it showed how well the system worked.

America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals, after spending time aways from home and living on their own for a while found a way to get over their resentment of their parents. Europe and America now have a wonderful relationship and spend time together. They trade things and back each other up in fights. They broke free and learned from each other as America’s Rebellion Against European Ideals grew up.