Chapter 13 Flashcards
(Pg 21/1) Europeans were surprised at the
Equality between American citizens of different ranks
(Pg 22/2) English and French visitors were
Unable to comprehend the lack of feudality in America
(Pg 21/1) Europeans thought of Americans as
New people
(Pg 22/2) in Pennsylvania a farmer meant a
Landowner unlike in England where it meant a tenant paying a large amount of rent to a lord and having an inferior rank
(Pg 22/2) Washington and Jefferson:
Disapproved of slavery
(Pg 22/2) newspapers were a
Large part of American civilization
(Pg 22/2) Nicholas cresswell “went so far as to declare the
Americans spoke better English than the English.”
(Pg 22/2) “a new language was
Being created.”
(Pg 22/2) “America in 1787 was on the verge, the very brink of
Industrial and scientific expansion”
(Pg 22/2) America lacked
Literature