MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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A. He is ashamed of his French heritage.
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Farming is Crèvecoeur’s primary occupation.
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He feels his readers will take him seriously if he says he is a farmer.
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He had plans to become a farmer, but the war made it difficult for him.
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Most Americans were farmers at that time-it was considered an honorable profession.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, wrote an essay titled Letters of an American Farmer as a way of defining Americans. To persuade readers from countries unfamiliar with the American society is his purpose for writing this. Throughout he shows a feeling of admiration and respect towards the American way of life.
Detailed explanation-2: -"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-3: -Impressions of America and Americans from de Crevecoeur’s essay: Characterizes America as a land of freedom and opportunity for poor and oppressed immigrants. Americans are portrayed as ambitious, hardworking people open to new ideas.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.