Discussion Question
The essay must be at least 1000 words long. Take as much space and time as you need.
The early 1800s in the US defined a great number of ideals that define us, as a people, from the rest of the world. Define each ideal and indicate the major people who supported the ideal. Why is each ideal important to US culture? What is the significance of each in relation to other political systems not based on US democracy?
1. Individualism
2. Rural communalism and utopianism
3. Abolitionism
4. The women's rights movement.