Question B: The U.S. was founded on the establishment and expansion of basic human rights, even if the actual practice was uneven.
What common ideas and assumptions can you glean from the Seneca Falls Declaration and the Emancipation Proclamation?
Were these ideals inherent in American culture since 1776 or were they new?
You must reference this book: Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, A Patriots History of the United States: From
Columbuss Great Discovery to Americas Age of Entitlement. New York: Sentinel,
2019.
Larry Schweikart, Dave Dougherty, and Michael Allen. The Patriots History Reader:
Essential Documents for Every American. New York: Sentinel, 2011.
