Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 9:09pm
What July 4, 1776 means to me
Column: PERFECTBALANCELIFE
Everyone needs to read Bailyn’s, “The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution.” In doing so you will be able to more readily understand yourself better. I returned to this book over the July 4 Independence Holiday weekend. I’d like to offer up a little test for you based on some of the results of Bailyn’s research on this subject. Of course this test is skewed, but nonetheless, I think it is a good one. Enjoy. Next week I’ll provide some answers to these questions, along with some personal thoughts on what the American Revolution means to me. Feel free to post a reply before next week.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND!
1. What was the most popular form of publication effectively used to spread the Revolutionary ideas?
2. What were the three main problems the Revolutionary thinkers grappled with?
3. The publication of what pamphlet sparked a heated debate in colonies concerning the English monarchy?
4. What quarters in society did the explosion of Revolutionary defiance to constitutional authority most loudly cry out from?
5. In the decade before the Revolutionary War the universal cry to disobey what was heard over and over again in the colonies (hint, 3 words)?
6. Applying the analogy of the family structure into politics, what argument was made by some colonists for the necessity to not rebel against England?
7. Concerning rights, what did Revolutionary thought have to say about birth rights?
8. Concerning power and liberty, what view of the world did the Revolutionary thought hold regarding how other nations were behaving?
9. By 1776 what conceptualization of American life was being articulated in Revolutionary thought?
Jack LaValley is a practitioner of the martial arts, physical cultivation exercises, and sitting meditation. Although currently working in the hospitality industry, he spends much of his free time helping and working together with those who are pursuing the spiritual path. Jack and his wife, Wha-ja Oh-LaValley, a native of South Korea, reside in Westchester County, New York, and are the proud parents of three beautiful children. Jack is completing his book manuscript, "A Perfectly Balanced Life: Living Each Day with Wisdom and Strength," and expects publication to be in October 2008. You can reach Jack at: perfectbalance1@optimum.net © Copyright 2008 by Jack LaValley.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND!
1. What was the most popular form of publication effectively used to spread the Revolutionary ideas?
2. What were the three main problems the Revolutionary thinkers grappled with?
3. The publication of what pamphlet sparked a heated debate in colonies concerning the English monarchy?
4. What quarters in society did the explosion of Revolutionary defiance to constitutional authority most loudly cry out from?
5. In the decade before the Revolutionary War the universal cry to disobey what was heard over and over again in the colonies (hint, 3 words)?
6. Applying the analogy of the family structure into politics, what argument was made by some colonists for the necessity to not rebel against England?
7. Concerning rights, what did Revolutionary thought have to say about birth rights?
8. Concerning power and liberty, what view of the world did the Revolutionary thought hold regarding how other nations were behaving?
9. By 1776 what conceptualization of American life was being articulated in Revolutionary thought?
Jack LaValley is a practitioner of the martial arts, physical cultivation exercises, and sitting meditation. Although currently working in the hospitality industry, he spends much of his free time helping and working together with those who are pursuing the spiritual path. Jack and his wife, Wha-ja Oh-LaValley, a native of South Korea, reside in Westchester County, New York, and are the proud parents of three beautiful children. Jack is completing his book manuscript, "A Perfectly Balanced Life: Living Each Day with Wisdom and Strength," and expects publication to be in October 2008. You can reach Jack at: perfectbalance1@optimum.net © Copyright 2008 by Jack LaValley.