Openness Juxtaposed with Oppression

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Openness Juxtaposed with Oppression

The 18^th century America was characterized by the great migration of non-English Europeans into the new lands and a decline of English emigrants. There was also the import of African slaves for labor purposes. In the southern colonies, the landowners became depended on the slaves for run their plantations. Akin to Europe by was defined in terms of landownership. The 18^th century saw a decline in the role of religion in running state matters even in the northern states. The separation of state and religion was in congruence with Britain’s great awakening and larger Europe’s enlightenment. In this epoch America was punctuated by new openness in its various facets of daily life. The leadership role was open to anyone ambitious enough to take it rather than by lineage or chaste. The absence of the bureaucracy that was embedded in the structure of most European monarchies and other form of regimes made America’s leadership fluid and proactive. The dealt with issues as they arise rather than suppress them for impression management purposes like their European counterparts. Unfortunately, the spirit was liberty was selectively distributed in the American society with the females maintaining their subjugated state whereas blacks survived at the fringes of society. The increase in openness in sectors of the American communities coexisted with oppression and discrimination among the black, poor and female population.

Though there were class divisions based on land ownership social mobility was available to everyone with the exception of the slave population. There were no chaste divisions in America that condemned a particular group to a fixed social status.