Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." -- The First Amendment
The inhabitants of the North American colonies did not have a legal right to express opposition to the British government that ruled them. Nonetheless, throughout the late 1700s, these early Americans did voice their discontent with the Crown. For example, they strongly denounced the British parliament's enactment of a series of taxes to pay off a large national debt that England had incurred in its Seven Years War with France. In newspaper articles, pamphlets and through boycotts, the colonists raised what would become their battle cry: "No taxation without representation!" And in 1773, the people of the Massachusetts Bay Colony demonstrated their outrage at the tax on tea in a dramatic act of civil disobedience: the Boston Tea Party.
The early Americans also frequently criticized the much-despised local representatives of the Crown. But they protested at their peril, for the English common law doctrine of "seditious libel" had been incorporated into the law of the American colonies. That doctrine permitted prosecution for "false, scandalous and malicious writing" that had "the intent to defame or to bring into contempt or disrepute" a private party or the government. Moreover, the law did not even accomodate the truth as a defense: in 15th century England, where absolute obedience to the Crown was considered essential to public safety, to call the king a fool or predict his demise was a crime punishable by death.
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<em>he would probably mention the new people he met as he "discovered" the native americans. he would probably tell his sponsors about the new lands he "found" and they would try to explore them. His private feelings would probably include all of the views and the different people he saw and how they looked and dressed differently from him</em>
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The idea of a Republic first originated when it developed its modern meaning in reference to the constitution in the Ancient Roman Republic, which lasted from the overthrow of the kings in the year 509 BC to the establishment of the Empire in the year 27 BC.
The North wanted land in the western territories to be more expensive so fewer workers moved there. The North wanted this because if the land was cheap, they would lose some of their workers.
The South opposed use of government money to build new railroads and bridges.
The North and West supported investment in a good transportation network to allow for the movement of goods. A transportation network that connected the nation would allow Northerners and Westerners to trade easier and would allow them to have a bigger market to sell their goods in.
