This period is known as the Gilded-Age, which followed Reconstruction and extended between 1865 and 1898, approximately. This was a period of unprecedented economic growth and also of social, political, technological, and cultural changes in the United States. A small but very powerful group of successful entrepreneurs - industrialists and financiers, for the most part - such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, among others, turned the United States into the largest industrial nation in the world, and also into one of the most modern. These significantly wealthy entrepreneurs established an endless list of cultural and educational institutions, such as museums, colleges and opera houses.
The term Gilded Age was coined by writer Mark Twain.
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<h2>A. The Declaration of Independence established a new country, while the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen only lists a set of principles.</h2>
America's <em>Declaration of Independence </em>was establishing the new country's break from Great Britain. In France a little more than a decade later, the <em>Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen </em>was a statement of principles as representatives of the people were seeking to reform government under the French monarchy.
Additional historical note:
Your question asked about a difference between the documents. There are also key similarities. One important similarity is that both declarations emphasize that persons have natural rights that are to be preserved and protected. The Scientific Revolution had shown that there are natural laws in place in the physical world and in the universe at large. Applying similar principles to matters like government and society, Enlightenment thinkers believed that using reason will guide us to the best ways to operate politically so we can create the most beneficial conditions for society. The declarations at the heart of the American Revolution and French Revolution both emphasized the natural rights of people.
This question makes no sense? Can you re-word it?
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same passage of the Declaration that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be "the Enlightenment" (specifically John Locke) since he is referencing the "social contract" that exists between people and the government. </span></span><span />
