After reading the first chapter of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America Chapter 1, it was very interesting to me how he set the scene for the reader. If you think about it, Tocqueville is a French man who is… Read moreTocqueville Chapter 1: Response
Tocqueville sets up an interesting contrast between those who migrated to the shores of New England and those who migrated to the south. The settlers of the shores of New England were groups such as puritans, who sought religious freedom,… Read more“Social Condition of the Anglo-Americans” reflection
The adaption of democracy in the colonies was shocking to Tocqueville as no aristocracy characteristics occurred. Equality could be found. People could come together and put their differences aside and have a functional state. Getting equality from inheritance was capable… Read moreSocial Condition of the Anglo-Americans
The reading, “The Exterior Form of North America” by Alexis de Tocqueville was relatively interesting because it lies out and describes what America looked like geographically before it was settled. North America was known as a hotbed for opportunity at… Read moreThe Exterior Form of North America Post
In chapter 3 of Democracy in America, Tocqueville discusses the social construct of Anglo-Americans, and more specifically compares and contrasts them between themselves (New England versus the south) and between them and the Europeans. He starts off by explaining how… Read moreTocqueville: Social Condition of the Anglo-Americans ERA