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American culture, American beliefs, American politics, American icons,…

- - - - MALCOM X ( born, May 19, 1925. died, February 21, 1965) was a civil rights activist and a spokesperson for the nation of Islam until 196 4.
- - - - The thirteen colonies borders are staked
  - - - America fights the American revolution
        
        America writes declaration of independence and Bill of Rights
  - - - the American civil war happens 1861-1865
- - - - the declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson for the freedom from the british
        "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
        
        bill of rights
  - - - American revolution
        
        the American Constitution
        
        the constitution was ratified after the article of confederation because America needed a stronger central government
        "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America"
      - Christian charity
        
        model of christian charity was basically to ensure justice and mercy in the eyes of god
        "GOD ALMIGHTY in his most holy and wise providence, hath so disposed of the condition of’ mankind, as in all times some must be rich, some poor, some high and eminent in power and dignity; others mean and in submission."
- - - - the American dream is basically what you believe defines success in America
    - - American exceptionalism
        
        American enlightenment
        
        belief about rationalism, intellectualism religious freedom
        
        people like Benjamin franklin believed in American enlightenment
        
        Transcendentalists
        
        the belief that "society and its institutions—particularly organized religion and political parties—corrupt the purity of the individual."
        
        the belief that America is a better country than anywhere else
        
        self help
      - puritan exceptionalism was basically when people
  - - - Religious Enlightenment
      - written by Jonathan Edward and it was the wrath of god it stated that god is going to sin the everyone
    - - it was the puritan belief that you had to be good in the eyes of god