Revolutionary heritage

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 In the United States , the Revolutionary generation is regarded as the founders and heroes of the nation . They are , in essence , the people who forged a nation out of nothing , that built a country out of a wilderness , and went beyond just establishing communities that were a mirror of their native countries . They saw an opportunity to create a better nation , with more equitable distribution of liberties and resources , and a better form of government to govern the people within the nation . While the founding father 's never

claimed to have reached the utopian society of their desire , they were successful in establishing goals for the fledgling nation , goals which included perfect justice and equal opportunity . All future generations of Americans have strived towards creating a better , more perfect system of governance , all hoping to make improvements that would bring the United States closer to attaining the true goals of the Declaration of Independence . In the last century , the 20th century , the United States made progress towards retaining their Revolutionary heritage , a heritage that has influenced the way Americans think , act , and view their own place in the world , as well as how they define themselves as a people This century saw a nation dedicated to their Revolutionary heritage and to ensuring that the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence were put into action during their lifetime

The 20th century was a time of great change in society and in the way people viewed each other as Americans . When the 20th century began there was extreme segregation in all regions of the United States , but most particularly in the South . White Americans had more opportunities and more rights than black Americans , a fact that went largely unchallenged due to the fact that most black Americans were frightened to stand up for themselves due to the extreme racism that surrounded them . The mid-20th century , however , saw the development of the Civil Rights movement , a political and social movement that worked towards equality amongst all Americans , regardless of skin color , put into action and not simply words on parchment . The Civil Rights workers and supporters who risked their lives for what they believed in , true equality , were carrying on the heritage of their revolutionary forefathers , despite that fact that of the forefathers were African-American and , in fact , most owned slaves ! This makes it even more incredible that black Americans were fighting for the ideals written in the Declaration of Independence by men who did not represent them fully in race or beliefs . Another fight for equality was the women 's suffrage movement , which fought for the women 's right to vote and to be equal with men in all respect . While this movement began in the 19th century and the right to vote was won in the early 20th century , women 's fight for equality renewed itself during the women 's liberation movement . Women were seeking not only the right to vote or own...