New Order:  republicanism.  (or the modern English word, commonwealth)

The Revolution began on a note of great optimism and reputed unity.  The U.S. was to be a republic, and like all republics, the creation of uniformly unselfish citizens, wholly dedicated to their country and to their fellow citizens, ready to risk their fortunes or property and their lives for their community, or the common good.  They are free of political parties, cliques, factions, and any combinations of people who pursue anything but the one common good, or the public interest, in the manner of Aristotle.  This idea, republicanism, sets the standard for judging how Americans behaved after 1776, and it was a nearly utopian, idealistic standard.  Clearly, republican ideals of behavior clashed with the ideals of liberalism which stressed individualism and self-development, not subordination to some group ideal.  Liberals and republicans divided.

An example of how republican ideals clashed with liberal individualism is economic behavior--men like Peltiah Webster (see quotes in the syllabus web page) said the revolution was for freedom to do with one's property whatever one wished (and for personal gain).   He was arguing against advocates of price controls in Pa., who argued the the good of the community transcended anyone's personal interest or profit.