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American Self-Making and Self-Help - Coggle Diagram
American Self-Making and Self-Help
Enlightenment-
The ideas on rational thinking and science.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- He was an elected man who had new ideas on the enlightenment and though men were at there best when they were unshackeled
Thomas Paine
- He came up with the ideas of common sense and creates an American political identity. “Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”
Freedom
Slavery
Phillis Wheatley
- First black poet in English and was a slave. She became internationally famous and was then freed from slavery.
Fredrick Douglas
- He was an antislavery activist after escaping from slvery. He became a leader of the abolitionitionist movement. "A city slave is almost a freeman, compared with a slave on the plantation."
Du Bois
- He was a Pan-American civil rights activist . Along with that he was the first Black African American to earn a PhD from Harvard.
Audre Lorde
- She was an African-American writer who was a civil rights activist for black culture, racism and sexism. She wrote poems with messages within to support her ideals.
Declaration of Independence
- A document that states the independence of America from other countries. The founding of America.
American Dream
Andrew Carnegie
- she was an immigrant who want from rags to riches. Then went on to help build the American steel industry.
Marco Rubio
- He is a part of the Republican Party and is an American politician
Presidents
Franklin
- He was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He signed off on them so important documents such as the constitution, declaration of independence, and treaty's.
Martin Luther King
- He spoke about equal rights and created a nonviolent resistance to achieve this for the American citizens. He used his words instead of violence to create an equal opportunity for all races.
Law/ punishment
Constitution
- The rights and laws of the people of America.
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Jacob Riis
- Health and sanitation laws were passed due to his leadership and photographs of the poor.” The slum is the measure of civilization. ...”
Religion
Puritans
- A religious group of people who believed that God decides your fate and you must do Gods work. They believe that the woods were evil and not to be entered.
John Winthrop
- He was a lawyer and a Puritan leader. He lead the first Puritan movement from England to Massachusetts.
Mary Rowlandson
- Was a Puritan who was captured by the native Americans in 1676 and later had a novel written about her captivity
Anne Hutchinson
- she was a Puritan and practiced religion and shared her knowledge with others. She violated the laws of her people, and was banished by the government.
Jonathan Edwards
- Was a Puritan who was a preacher and philosopher to the people. “ Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected. ...”
Social Reformers
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- She was a writer, novelist, and believed that relations between sexes shapes our societies.
Charlie Chaplin
- He was a comic actor and became most famous for his silent films, He teaches his viewers to respect everyone individually no matter how inferior he or she is.
Henry Ford
- He was the founder of Ford Motor Company and mass produced automobiles. He created the five dollar a day to help bring the working class into the middle class.
Frederick Taylor
- he came up with a system to manage work and manufacture responsibilities. He was determined to find the best way for workers to their job, and provide the proper tools and training. He found a way to do performance based payment systems in order to reduce inaccuracy.
