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· Primary Source Assignment #4 Question

Topic: American Identity

Rationale: To be considered an American is a goal that many people have shared in the past and today. What it means to be an American, as seen in different part of the United States and during different periods of history, has varied widely. Defining the American national character and how Americans are different from other people in the world poses challenges. This is also known as American Exceptionalism. This primary source question addresses the concept of American Identity. This theme focuses on the formation of both American national identity and group identities in U.S. history.

Question Four: Explain how various identities, cultures, and values have been preserved or changed in different time periods of US History, with particular attention on gender, class, racial, and ethnicity. Please use at least two documents from the list below. For this question, you may use outside documents as well as the list below.

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You are required to cite all quotes and sources in MLA format. This does not count toward your minimum total length. So, your response will be longer than two pages because you need to include your citations. These citations need to be included in the text and in a works cited sheet (which is a separate sheet at the end of your response). If you do not know how to craft a works cited page, please visit the Brookhaven library. Noodle Tools is available for you to use via the library website.

Please understand that you are required to answer the questions asked. This includes college level writing and editing. There should be no first person anywhere in your response, as you were not there to witness these events.

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· Primary Source Assignment #4 Context and Documents

Context and Documents:

American identity is traditionally what makes an American an American. Culturally, Americans have defined themselves in many ways – through artistic expression, ethnic traditions, work, play, politics, and daily life. Many Americans take pride in the United States being culturally diverse, yet, at the same time; many of those Americans also place an expectation on immigrants to assimilate. As American grows ever more divers, the question of what it means to be an American yields an increasingly complicated answer. In addition, American identity means different things at different times to different groups of people.

Required Documents:

1. Nathaniel Bacon’s Declaration of the People (1676)

https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/history/am-docs/bacons-declaration.pdf

2. Trial of Bridget Bishop (1692)

https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/history/am-docs/trial-bridget-bishop.pdf

2. Patrick Henry, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death (1775)

https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/history/am-docs/patrick-henry-speech.pdf

2. Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence (1776)

https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/history/am-docs/declaration-of-independence.pdf

2. Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)

https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/history/am-docs/common-sense.pdf

2. Thomas Jefferson on Native Americans (1780)