University of Paris 8, history, america, geopolitics, Mayflower, civilization, Pilgrim, Peter Force, Tracts, Pilgrim Fathers, Plymouth, England
The text presented is an abstract of Tracts, volume 1 number 2, written by Peter Force in 1836, in Washington DC. The first part is an abstract of the Mayflower Compact, a pact written by the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620 during a trip between Plymouth, England and Plymouth, Massachusetts. The second part is from James Oglethorpe, in 1733.
[...] Tracts, Volume n° 2 - Peter Force (1836) - Civilisation and History of America according to Peter Force Text analysis: Mayflower compact The text presented is an abstract of Tracts, volume 1 number written by Peter Force in 1836, in Washington DC. The first part is an abstract of the Mayflower Compact, a pact written by the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620 during a trip between Plymouth, England and Plymouth, Massachusetts. The second part is from James Oglethorpe, in 1733. The Mayflower Compact is often considered the foundation of the USA Constitution, and the text from Oglethorpe is actually "advertising" migration to the United States. [...]
[...] All in all, the two abstracts of the text really represent the historic transition of the time : there is a fear of America, at the same time than a need to go there. Rather than trying to work together with the indigenous, England prefers to build communities to be protected from them. Even concerning Asia, the necessity is really material more than cultural and Europeans are very mistrustful towards all foreign cultures. We can thus understand very clearly that the attitude of Europeans lead to the Civil War. [...]
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