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Katia
is on page 74 of 459
[Reading as part of Hillsdale course]
Chapter Four highlighted the Revolution and the challenges of the early union. George Washington leads— the primary moral example. The French come to aide. Key documents (the Articles, Ordinance of 1787, and Constitution); the checks/balance system. It ends with a history of servitude/slavery in America, foreshadowing impending conflict. Reminders of imperfect human nature.
— Mar 17, 2026 07:13PM
Chapter Four highlighted the Revolution and the challenges of the early union. George Washington leads— the primary moral example. The French come to aide. Key documents (the Articles, Ordinance of 1787, and Constitution); the checks/balance system. It ends with a history of servitude/slavery in America, foreshadowing impending conflict. Reminders of imperfect human nature.
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Katia
is on page 139 of 459
[Reading as part of Hillsdale online course]
Chapter 7– Covers the forming (and fomenting) American culture movements. Mainly religious, philosophical, and literary. Second Great Awakening. Evangelism. Utopian communities. Transcendentalism, a branch from Europe’s Romanticism; reaction to the Enlightenment, Protestantism, and Unitarianism. Enjoyed learning about American authors—ie Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville.
— Jul 01, 2026 01:23PM
Chapter 7– Covers the forming (and fomenting) American culture movements. Mainly religious, philosophical, and literary. Second Great Awakening. Evangelism. Utopian communities. Transcendentalism, a branch from Europe’s Romanticism; reaction to the Enlightenment, Protestantism, and Unitarianism. Enjoyed learning about American authors—ie Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville.
Katia
is on page 120 of 459
[Reading as part of Hillsdale online course]
Chapter 5– a new Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists and how they defined a nation, the first two presidencies of Washington and Adams. The play between American sentiments, and what America would be.
Chapter 6– Jefferson’s presidency, war & expansion, Good Feelings, to Jackson. Two ideas of democracy. Rational hesitancy. Flaws and virtues well presented.
— Jun 27, 2026 06:26PM
Chapter 5– a new Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists and how they defined a nation, the first two presidencies of Washington and Adams. The play between American sentiments, and what America would be.
Chapter 6– Jefferson’s presidency, war & expansion, Good Feelings, to Jackson. Two ideas of democracy. Rational hesitancy. Flaws and virtues well presented.
Katia
is on page 52 of 459
[Reading as part of Hillsdale course]
Tracing the culmination of the American principle of self-rule. From the unifying evangelical religious revival of the Great Awakening; the Scientific Revolution’s cosmological focus on order, design, and experimentation; to the Enlightenment’s emphasis on natural laws, reasoning, and an individual’s rights and responsibilities in relation to greater authority.
Revolution!
— Mar 14, 2026 07:39PM
Tracing the culmination of the American principle of self-rule. From the unifying evangelical religious revival of the Great Awakening; the Scientific Revolution’s cosmological focus on order, design, and experimentation; to the Enlightenment’s emphasis on natural laws, reasoning, and an individual’s rights and responsibilities in relation to greater authority.
Revolution!
Katia
is on page 30 of 459
[Reading as part of Hillsdale course]
Awesome chapter that demonstrated the realities of the world confronting the hopes of “utopia”—breeding forms of self-governance in English colonies. Religious background is acknowledged, from Luther & Calvin in the Protestant Reformation to King Henry VIII & his ruling daughters. Wow!
I can appreciate what the settlers had to endure.
DIG BOYS & 3 cheers for John Smith!!!
— Mar 14, 2026 05:24PM
Awesome chapter that demonstrated the realities of the world confronting the hopes of “utopia”—breeding forms of self-governance in English colonies. Religious background is acknowledged, from Luther & Calvin in the Protestant Reformation to King Henry VIII & his ruling daughters. Wow!
I can appreciate what the settlers had to endure.
DIG BOYS & 3 cheers for John Smith!!!
Katia
is on page 14 of 459
[Reading alongside Hillsdale online course]
Great intro, and I appreciate the clearly stated goal of this book. Solid quotes.
In Ch. 1, McClay goes over the first “unsettled from their homeland” peoples to migrate to America (using the 10-20,000 year ago timeline). Leif Eriksson mentioned. Christopher Columbus is given the proper commendation.
— Mar 08, 2026 06:52PM
Great intro, and I appreciate the clearly stated goal of this book. Solid quotes.
In Ch. 1, McClay goes over the first “unsettled from their homeland” peoples to migrate to America (using the 10-20,000 year ago timeline). Leif Eriksson mentioned. Christopher Columbus is given the proper commendation.
