MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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There are not very many good roads to get from town to town.
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The country is too large for the average person to travel across.
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The citizens are not accustomed to being evaluated and judged.
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It is too different from countries in Europe to make a good comparison.
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No major cities have been established yet, so there are only small clusters of population.
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of women, whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world?” WHAT IS AN AMERICAN? Significant because Crevecoeur emphasizes that America is a melting-pot of people from all over the world. He believes that America has great potential.
Detailed explanation-2: -Crèvecoeur notes the diversity of the American population. He describes the American as being fundamentally different from Europeans in ideas and opinions. While many Europeans live in poverty, unemployment, and drudgery, the American is able to farm his own land and see the fruits of his labor.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to de Crevecoeur the poor in Europe are affected by the hardships in their lives by: “want, hunger, and war” (pg. 290) Unable to prosper or feel fully alive and feel no attachment to their country.
Detailed explanation-4: -Crevecoeur’s purpose is to prove the superiority of the policies, systems, and opportunities of the New World and to create an image of America being a better, if not perfect, place in comparison to Europe.