American Studies
What makes an American?
American Myths and Legend
Utopia (1492)
Europe: Renaissance
Paradise at the end of the East
Ideal society in an ideal country
The first American myth
The “New Found Land”
Land of
Hope
Promise
Endless
Possibilities
Justice
Equality
America’s cultural identity:
Puritans
16th and 17th centuries
Fulfilling God’s Providence
The chosen people
The new Garden of Eden
The new Adam -> a strong, just, religious man
A “mission from God”
Providential Record
Journals, memoirs, histories guidelines
Setting the example
America = Canaan
George Washington = Joshua
What makes an American?
American Myths and Legend
Utopia (1492)
Europe: Renaissance
Paradise at the end of the East
Ideal society in an ideal country
The first American myth
The “New Found Land”
Land of
Hope
Promise
Endless
Possibilities
Justice
Equality
America’s cultural identity:
Puritans
16th and 17th centuries
Fulfilling God’s Providence
The chosen people
The new Garden of Eden
The new Adam -> a strong, just, religious man
A “mission from God”
Providential Record
Journals, memoirs, histories guidelines
Setting the example
America = Canaan
George Washington = Joshua
