20 likes | 100 Views
North America is colonized by British and Indentured servants are main source of Labor (1607-1675). American Culture and Identity. Abolitionism and the Liberator (1831-1863). Second Great Awakening (1790s). Seneca Falls Convention (1848). Consumerism (1910’s-present). Rosie the Riveter
E N D
North America is colonized by British and Indentured servants are main source of Labor (1607-1675) American Culture and Identity Abolitionism and the Liberator (1831-1863) Second Great Awakening (1790s) Seneca Falls Convention (1848) Consumerism (1910’s-present) Rosie the Riveter (1939-1945) Enlightenment (1700s and Early 1800s ) Social Darwinism (1870s) Swing Era (1930’s) Television commercially available (1920’s) Post Modernism (1950’s-present?) Sentimentalism (1800-1850s) Shakers (1774) The “Flapper” (1920’s) Harlem Renaissance (1920’s) Beat poetry (1950’s) Gilded Age (1890s-1910s) Phonograph, Sports and celebrities (Movies) (1920’s) Height of Vaudeville Theater (1880s-1930s) Tammany Society (1780s) League of Women Voters (1920-1970) Uniformity and mass production of housing (1950’s-present) Temperance Movement (1830s) Declaration of Independence (1776) Progressive Era (1900-1917) Religious Fundementalism (1920’s) Radio (1910) Environmental Protection Agency (1970) Materialism (1950’s-present) KKK (1865) Modernism Era (1920’s-1940’s) Muckrakers (1900-1917) First Great Awakening (1730s-1760s) Transcendentalism (1820s-1830s)
Question: How has American Identity and culture changed over time? Thesis: Over time, American culture has developed a cultural identity of American exceptionalism, consumerism/materialism, and individualism that all contribute to the modern perception of the “American Dream”.