What makes a nation united? This is a question that several people have pondered over in the past, and history shows us many examples and scenarios as the answer to this question. In American Studies we discussed the United States, and if we really were as united as we think. I believe that the United States are indeed a united nation because we all abide under the same federal government and laws, and we all elect candidates for the same office. This shows that all the states follow the same overall power, while having a say in who runs that power. Furthermore, we all answer to the same final justice of the United States, which is the Supreme Court. This court represents the Judicial branch of the United States, and has the final word on all issues presented to it. Based on these observations from American Studies, I conclude that if everyone in a nation answers to the same final power, then they are by definition united. However, some observations from American Literature prove otherwise. When the colonists settled down in the colonies and began to form production of their own, Britain seized control of all imports and trades. Even though all the colonists answered to the king, they began to realize that they deserved to be their own nation, despite who they answered to. So even before the revolutionary war took place, Britain was not really a united nation because of the colonies who refused to cooperate with their demands. Upon further reflection, I arrived at the conclusion that a united nation is one whose citizens answer to the same power while having some contribution to that power, because citizens of United States all have some contribution, while the colonists clearly did not.
Yes, I agree people are united throughout the country by the governmental and judicial system running this country. I do believe that we can be disconnected by our differences below the courts. This I believe was more apparent in early american history and really not seen now, but the previous history of The United States of America showed that in some times we were not son united. As of now, I do believe that were are more so a united nation. I also wanted to ask you or anyone reading this blog, what do you all think were the main problems of unity in the union especially in early American history?
ReplyDeleteI think that the main problems were just the different views on slavery, because the South needed it due to their plantations while the North did not need it as much to their industrial revolutions.
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