▁meant ▁that ▁dest iny ▁dep ended ▁more ▁on ▁God ▁than ▁on ▁human ▁will . ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁" progress " ▁indicated ▁that ▁through ▁continuous ▁reform ▁a ▁better ▁society ▁was ▁possible . ▁" Pat ria " ▁( lo ve ▁of ▁country ) ▁was ▁des erved ▁because ▁America ' s ▁spread ing ▁influence ▁would ▁bring ▁liberty ▁and ▁freedom ▁to ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁" Pan - dem ocracy " ▁meant ▁the ▁nation - state ▁was ▁central ▁to ▁the ▁drama , ▁not ▁specific ▁hero es ▁or ▁villa ins . ▁ ▁Edmund ▁Morgan ▁cent ers ▁his ▁discussion ▁of ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ▁on ▁B anc ro ft ▁and ▁his ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁Found ing ▁F athers . ▁Morgan ▁re - int rodu ced ▁B anc ro ft ' s ▁narr ative ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁patri ots ▁were ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁a ▁deep ▁commit ment ▁to ▁liberty ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁King ▁George ▁were ▁counter ▁to ▁their ▁ide als . ▁Between ▁B anc ro ft ' s ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Morgan ' s ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁pam ph let ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Progress ive ▁view " ▁which ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁r het or ic ▁of ▁the ▁patri ots ▁was ▁a ▁mere ▁inv ocation ▁of ▁political ▁philosophy ▁toward ▁an ▁ultimately ▁conserv ative ▁aim ▁of ▁keeping ▁and ▁cons olid ating ▁power . ▁B anc ro ft , ▁like ▁Morgan , ▁would ▁disag ree ▁with ▁this ▁interpretation . ▁According ▁to