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What is it? Civic Virtue/Public Morality Government by popular consent rather than aristocracy Participation Equality Merit over privilege

Manifestations Expanded franchise Destruction of systems of inherited privilege Decline of official religion Speech, speech and more speech

Republican Motherhood Modern interpretation of the idealized role of women in 1760-1800 Raise children to uphold the ideals of republicanism Sons—pursue liberty Daughters—educate and preserve the home sphere

By giving the vote to “all free inhabitants,” the 1776 constitution of New Jersey enfranchised women as well as men who met the property requirements. The number of women voters eventually led to male protests. Wrote one: “What tho’ we read, in days of yore, / The woman’s occupation / Was to direct the wheel and loom, / Not to direct the nation.” In 1807, a new state law explicitly limited the right of franchise to “free white male citizens.” SOURCE:CORBIS.

Contradictions of Slavery 2 trends emerge: 1. North moves toward abolition 2. South solidifies slavery Why: Economics trumps morality In North, it wasn’t economically feasible In South it was seen as economically necessary

State Constitutionalism Basic tenets: 1. Written documents 2. Natural Rights become conventional rights 3. Power transitions from Executive to Legislative 4. Sovereignty derives from the people