Rise Of Populism In The United States

Populism is a political philosophy supporting the rights and power of the people in their struggle against privileged elite. The idea of populism is basically based on the proposition from the Declaration of Independence of 1776 that entailed that “all men are created equal” and it was reinforced by the history of the United States. United States history included political movements for reform in which different classes have been found themselves in temporary political alliances. The populist ideology is based on the idea of “the people” fighting a big institution like the government bureaucracy. Populism groups sections, the “middle class” and the workers under one banner. Populism is never directed against the capitalist system. It basically

Populism also played a role in the middle class assembles that was supported by the Nazi Party in Weimar Germany. In this case, distressed middle class populists mobilized their anger against the government. During 1779 the British apprehend Augusta one month after capturing Savannah, putting Georgia on risky situation of falling back under royal control. The Revolutionary government established a Supreme Executive Council to manage matters during British occupation. The British won a victory at the Battle of Brier Creek near Augusta, helping to secure the control they had over that city. The American Revolution officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Britain acknowledges American independence, but the details of the treaty also entailed the southern border of the United States. With Georgia being the southern most of all the states during that period of history, the treaty established Georgia’s southern border. Creek Indians came into accordance to the Treaty of Augusta, which ceded the lands between the Oconee and Ogeechee Rivers to

Protectionism was linked with economic theories such as mercantilism and import substitution. During the 18th century, Adam Smith famously warned against the "interested sophistry" of industry, pursuing to secure the cost of the consumers. One of the first acts of Congress Washington was to sign a tariff with a purpose: “the encouragement and protection of manufactures”. During 1790 the State of the Union Address, Washington justified his tariff policy for national security reasons: “A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military supplies”. Thomas Jefferson explained why his views developed in favor of more protectionist policies, he once said: “In so complicated a science as political economy, no one axiom can be laid down as wise and expedient for all times and circumstances, and for their contraries.” According to Paul Bairoch, when the 18th century ended, the United States has been "the homeland and bastion of modern protectionism". The United States never consolidate to free trade until 1945. One true protectionist policy was established as soon as the presidency of