The historical evolution of American culture and identity is rooted in key events and movements that have shaped the nation. The Boston Tea Party stands as a prominent act of defiance against British authority, where American colonists protested heavy taxation by discarding British tea into the harbor.
How has American culture,views,people bring a perspective now to back then? Back in the time America was set out to be something specific towards people and the country? How has that brought America's nation now?
Culture:The Great Gatsby-
1920's The American Identity shows
the way Americans had a fit in culture
of the time with famous parties and
drinking...
Fitzgerald the author has relationship
to the roaring 20's connecting with the
people in the time and to the book
because
Ellis Island- a historical time period
in which immigrants were arriving at
New York
Ellis Island had a time period immigrants started coming to New York. The statue of Liberty conveys a symbol of freedom(explain & elaborate more ideas)
Subtopic
more than 3,000 people traveled to Amrica
on ships
Then began the immigration process in the
registration room where there were doctors who
were there to see who had trouble when arriving to
America.
many people coming to the country did not know
how to speak English which is the most important
resource being on this country.
New Americans 1892-1907
The boston tea party: a way of defiance
against authority in englands. Americanss disguised as native americans threw over board
the important tea from Britain: to show the taxation brought upon american citizens were too much to pay.
Key terms:
The Boston Tea Party demonstrates the
"taxation without representation" where the British people was unfairly taxing the Americans
King George III made people(Americans) pay for taxes.
Literary Poem "How It Feels To
Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston
talk about how she was the only colored person in the U.S.
Phillis Whitley's poem "being brought
from Africa to America" connects with this
poem in the way that they are both African
trying to fit in by adapting to America's qualities.
Identity:greece democracy- The identity of the poeple when 3 separated laws or whatever