Individualism

:For other uses, see Egoism (disambiguation).

Individualism and US History

At the time of the formation of the United States, many of its citizens had fled from state or religious oppression in Europe and were influenced by the egalitarian and fraternal ideals that later found expression in the French revolution. Such ideas influenced the framers of the U.S. Constitution (the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans) who believed that the government should seek to protect individual rights in the constitution itself; this idea later led to the Bill of Rights.

Related Topics:
French revolution - U.S. Constitution - Democratic-Republicans - Bill of Rights

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