The Foundations of Conservatism in United States of America: from the Puritan Congregationalism to the Civic Republicanism

  • Pedro Francisco Ramos Josa Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/RPUB.60849
Keywords: Calvinist Republicanism, Constitutionalism, Congregationalism, Classic Republicanism, Revolution.

Abstract

The aim of the present article is to elucidate the foundations of the conservatism in United States of America. To that end, it is essential to make an analysis of the Calvinist republicanism in the early colonies of New England, denoting its constituent elements and the causes that prevented it from offering the revolutionaries the theoretical legitimation that the classic republicanism was able to provide them. The influence of republicanism was supported by the amount of similarities that shared with puritanism. Hence, that transition was completed gradually, without disturbing ruptures, resulting in a relentless evolution that initially led to the revolution against the British Empire, and then to the formation of a new republican order.

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Published
2018-07-06
How to Cite
Ramos Josa P. F. (2018). The Foundations of Conservatism in United States of America: from the Puritan Congregationalism to the Civic Republicanism. Res Publica. Revista de Historia de las Ideas Políticas, 21(2), 253-269. https://doi.org/10.5209/RPUB.60849
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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2018)
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