The American colonists, whose army was led by George Washington, wanted to gain their freedom from Great Britain.
Sounds like Dred Scott, the slave whose appeal for freedom controversially reached the Supreme Court. When he was eventually freed, he worked on the trains.
I think you mean John Peter Zenger. He was a newspaper publisher whose case helped establish freedom of the press in colonial America. See Wikipedia at the link below.
If you mean the Westward expansion of the USA, it was the 'manifest destiny' argument - that nothing but good could come of new territories being governed according to these enlightened principles. If you mean expansion of the Southern slave-empire, this meant freedom in the form of States' Rights (free to over-rule Federal Law), and belief in the Constitution as originally interpreted, with slaves classified as property, whose ownership was sacred.
john peter zenger... i just looked it up in my history book so 99.9% sure that's the right answer... :)
U.S. citizens already have compulsory obligations to their country
The sentence "Compulsory voting promotes a more equitable and representative democracy" is an example of a claim of value from the article "Compulsory Voting An Idea Whose Time Has Come".
Compulsory voting should be implemented in the united states
It would encourage uniformed or unserious voting :) -Apex-
Compulsory voting could solve the problem and should be implemented in the united states.
A:It would certainly violate the freedom of religion of those whose religion says such acts are sinful, if homosexuality were to be made compulsory. No such legislation is in contemplation. The only legislation that has been planned or enacted does no more than grant some rights to homosexuals. As long as those who benefit from that legislation go about living their lives and we go about living ours, no harm is done.
Nelson Mandela.
Chicken George
Woodrow Wilson
Dred Scott
All citizens of the U.S should be required to vote :) -Apex-
A:Voltaire, whose real name was François-Marie Arouet, advocated freedom of religion.