what is freedom?

1 . Freedom of the Pilgrims was a religious freedom . In the early 17 century radical Protestant groups found themselves oppressed by the British authorities . Their religious beliefs were trampled , their books burnt and their meetings banned . Thus they have chosen to literally follow the words of the Bible and set sails to find a Promised Land beyond the seas . Their ideal of freedom was a small self-governed religion-oriented rural community that would resemble Biblical times

2 . Freedom of the Founding Fathers was political freedom . By 1776 the people of the 13 American

colonies have not felt themselves Englishmen any longer . Despotic British policies , heavy taxation , limitation of colonists rights and many other grieves that were later counted in the Declaration of Independence caused Americans to strive to political independence from Great Britain . Their idea of freedom was based on the philosophic teachings of the 18 century asserting that governments are blessed by people , not by God

3 . Freedom of frontiersmen was an adventurous freedom . Western frontier was a land with many dangers and few officials , so people in small frontier towns , ranchos , forts and missions had to become strong and self-assured . They could rely only on themselves , and thus felt themselves independent and free from any government influences Frontiers generated an ideal of American hero , a brave and free person with guns on his belt

4 . Freedom of Afro-Americans was social freedom . Before 1863 thousands of black Americans became free . They worked , traded and even wrote books , yet abolition of...