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Social Condition of the Anglo-Americans

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 and land from your father would be equally distributed between you and your siblings or relatives. Why could equality be found in the colonies but not in the European powerhouse countries like France, Tocqueville’s mother country? Law was the backbone of the equality of in the colonies; keeping it in order. Would you rather prefer no class or class? I find it really fascinating to see how in early years of America no class existed and it was able to function. 

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