<span>When the French and Indian War finally ended in 1763, no British subject on either side of the Atlantic could have foreseen the coming conflicts between the parent country and its North American colonies. Even so, the seeds of these conflicts were planted during, and as a result of, this war. Keep in mind that the French and Indian War (known in Europe as the Seven Years' War) was a global conflict. Even though Great Britian defeated France and its allies, the victory came at great cost. In January 1763, Great Britain's national debt was more than 122 million pounds [the British monetary unit], an enormous sum for the time. Interest on the debt was more than 4.4 million pounds a year. Figuring out how to pay the interest alone absorbed the attention of the King and his ministers.</span>
Thomas Jefferson´s Republicanism refers to the believe in virtue, with priority for the ¨plain folks¨ that referred to ordinary Americans. Jeffersonian Republicanism is deeply committed to American Republicanism, which means fighting against aristocracy and corruption. He advocated for liberty from government oppressions and relished the French Revolution. He was not an anarchist, but rather thought that the policies established during the 1790´s limited personal freedoms gave more power to the executive power; more than, according to Jeffersonian Republicanism, was not suppose to be. This ideology also feared a big military, and instead opted for a smaller size army of about 3,000 soldiers and only 6 naval ships. A few characteristics of Jefferson´s Republicanism is still visible to this day in America´s democratic culture; the fight against corruption and any form of Monarchy are still in use, as well as the individual freedoms. Besides being an American Founding Father, he was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. In conclusion, Thomas Jefferson´s Republicanism still dominates and guides American values and those believes are now what characterizes the United States around the world.
<span>Walter Rauschenbusch is the reformer who outlined Social Gospel in a book entitled Christianity and the Social Crisis. This book was published in 1907 and was appealing to mostly the American Protestants at the time. </span>
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In a direct democracy, the people decide on policies without any intermediary or representative, whereas in a representative democracy people vote for representatives who then enact policy initiatives.
