Americans’ Sense of Political Equality: The Basics of Constitutional Govt in the Colonies, Part 18
The Declaration of Independence states that "all men," meaning all people, "are created equal." But where did this idea come from? Ideas of natural political equality were developed in seventeenth-century England and exported to its colonies across the North Atlantic. Learn more about the origins of Americans' sense of political equality in today's episode! 60-Second Civics, Episode 4510: December 31, 2021 Subscribe and take the Daily Civics Quiz at http://civiced.org/60-second-civics The show’s theme song is “Complacent” by Cheryl B. Engelhardt. You can find Cheryl online at cbemusic.com. Content Credits: Visual 1 & 11 (Mural): Lobby to Main Reading Room by Elihu Vedder, Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2007684336/ Visual 2 (Ornate Declaration): James Barton Longacre/National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian Open Access: https://www.si.edu/object/declaration-independence:npg_NPG.80.129 Visual 3 (Ships): Willem van de Velde II, Europeana CC0 Images/Canva Visual 4 (Levellers): Levellers declaration and standard: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Levellers_declaration_and_standard_(cropped).gi #metadata Visual 5 (Algerenon Sidney): Hand coloured engraving of Algernon Sidney, 18th century: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Algernon_Sidney.jpg Visual 6 (John Locke): Sir Godfrey Kneller, National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.119664.html Visual 7 & 8 (Second Treatise & Algernon Sidney book): Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/revolution-of-the-mind.html Visual 9 (Locke bust): John Locke, National Endowment for the Humanities/Tom Donald: https://www.neh.gov/article/discovering-childhood Visual 10 (Thomas Jefferson statue): Brett Eichenberger, Getty Images Signature/Canva
