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An English paper on the spirit of American independence
Washington is the founder of American independence, constitution-making and federalism. Washington's personality and career cast the historical system and spirit of American constitutionalism. Washington's constitutional thought is unique, which has deeply influenced the American constitutional system and thought because of his genius in political practice. Together with the founders of the United States of America, Washington put the ideal value of natural human rights into constitutional practice and theory, transformed natural law into constitution, and realized the perfect combination of federalism and harmony. Washington did two things in his life: first, he led the war of independence and established the Republic; Second, he presided over the Constitutional Convention and became the first or second president of the United States, which laid the basic structure and framework of the American constitutional system. \ r \ nIntroduction \ r \ ntheAmerica's independence and constitution-making in the century are important events in human political life. The British and Americans call for natural human rights and social contract, advocate revolution and independence, break away from British rule and establish the United States of America; 1787 The Constitution "transforms natural law into constitution" [1] established the democratic constitutional system of the United States, integrated the religious spirit of Puritans with the spirit of political freedom, guided the democratic system of the United States with the principle of people's sovereignty, and finally made the confederation established in New England on the basis of township autonomy and state independence form a stable and harmonious federation. \r\n Washington is the founder of American independence, constitution-making and federalism. In the War of Independence, Washington was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army when the American nation was in danger, and worked hard to "defend the precious natural freedom on which all life depended" [2]; When the confederacy system was in crisis, he presided over the Constituent Assembly and formulated the constitution of 1787, diligently fought for the establishment of * * * and federalism, and served as the second president of the United States. At the beginning of his administration in the United States, he laid a solid and stable foundation for the prosperity of the United States, and retired after two terms, setting a precedent for the term of office of the President of the United States not to exceed two. Washington's personality and career cast the historical system and spirit of American constitutionalism. \ r \ Although Washington doesn't have a systematic and complete constitutional theory, his constitutional thought is original and has deeply influenced the American constitutional system and thought because of his genius in political practice. This paper focuses on Washington's natural human rights thought and * * * and federalism thought. \ r \ nI。 Natural Human Rights Thought \ r \ America "The main political theories in the revolutionary period are those so-called' natural rights' schools." [3] They include the primitive natural state that all people are politically born free and equal, the origin of government contracts, people's sovereignty, and the revolutionary right to oppose authoritarian governments. Washington sincerely believes in and sincerely defends the theory of natural human rights, and regards it as the basis of the just cause of resisting British rule and seeking North American independence.