Category: American Identity

At the end of eighteenth century America was just beginning to create its national identity. The society still had close ties with the British Empire and was about to determine who was this immigrant new citizen in the formation of independent country. Crevecouers Letters from an American Farmer (1782) and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin(1793)…

America was a nation built upon the foundation of freedom, its people fought to attain unalienable rights from an oppressive authority. I believe to be American, you are a part of the history of men that fought for their freedom and changed their destinies. I believe to be a good American, means that I am…

Ever since the formation of the American country, its people have always wondered who they really are. The existential question stems as a result of this nation being built of immigrants from all over the world that despite their differences in languages, histories, and cultures, are destined to live together. Welcoming land for millions of…

Introduction: Life has a way of presenting unexpected turns and challenges that force us to confront ourselves and our place in the world. In the essay “How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Correction,” the author takes us on a narrative journey through their experiences in a correctional facility. This essay explores…

The development of political parties changed American identity and how Americans&. The election of 1800 was the first one with political parties, which were the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. In the 1820s, the two-party system of the Jacksonian Democrats and the Whigs emerged. During this time, slavery debates increased as Whigs were pro-slavery and Jefferson wanted…