| Constructive elements of the US culture and | | | | ethnic continent. Then United States declared |
| American characteristics separate American | | | | independency, and frequently expended to his |
| society from Europe and other world countries, | | | | original territory by war, purchase, annexation. But |
| even American neighbors. This distinction becomes | | | | principle source of variety had been immigration |
| clearer with comparison of America and Canada. | | | | from any where, especially Europe. Potential of |
| Both countries were established by European | | | | this people to acceptance other culture created |
| migrants, but Canadian culture has more similarity | | | | one of significant constructive of American culture |
| with European culture. In one hand, American | | | | and identity. America is a territory that its history |
| culture is consequence of reaction and interaction | | | | derivates its people from having a common |
| between European cultural elements and American | | | | forbears. |
| geography. On other hand, contact between | | | | Hector St. John de Crevecouer in his book, |
| different cultures of European and non- European | | | | "letters from an American Farmer" (1782), |
| culture, particularly African culture. America | | | | mentioned that "I can indicate a family that their |
| ethnicity is collection of many migrants ethnic. It is | | | | grand father is from England with Poland's woman, |
| mix of diversity race and ethnic. Plurality and unity | | | | his son got married with a French girl, and their |
| is one of important element of American culture. | | | | four sons got married with four diverse nations. |
| Emerging of national identity and culture shaped | | | | He is an American, who left his traditional |
| before people conscious. Collection of values | | | | behaviors and prejudices, and choused new |
| system, norms, history, geography, and | | | | behaviors and ideas. These treatments, ideas |
| immigration created a new way of life that I | | | | originate from new way of life, government, and |
| called American culture. American society is like a | | | | social positions. Here, individuals from any nations |
| pot that various things were added and out put | | | | melting within a new race that in future their |
| of this pot has principle difference with primary | | | | attempts will bring important changes in globe". |
| things. As a result, understanding American culture | | | | Revolutionary war led to American independency. |
| and society needs to studding of human process | | | | It was first successful anti-colonial attempt in |
| and geography parallel European culture. | | | | contemporary history. Winners built a nation that |
| When we talk about American culture, values, or | | | | had not the common, conventional pre- conditions |
| specific manners, we mean values, manners, and | | | | of nation-building. United States had not natural |
| characters of white mid-class. However, we | | | | territory, history with unique religion versus |
| should emphasis to mid-class in American cultural | | | | European countries. There weren't Narrative, |
| studies. American culture has constructed of five | | | | ancient poem, folklores, and forefathers of one |
| main elements; 1- individualism and equality 2- | | | | race. |
| immigration and cultural disturbance 3- | | | | Since the begging of immigration to United States, |
| American-African race and American culture 4- | | | | English's were major group and cant ignore |
| Puritanism 5- expansionism. | | | | significant of English language, English law, religious |
| Individualism and equality are to element that | | | | ideas, thinking, theoretical and thinking ideals and |
| sometimes seem antonym, and sometimes | | | | principles of English in construction of America and |
| complementary to each other. Nonetheless, they | | | | American culture. In spite of these issues, English |
| create significant part of American culture and | | | | race don't account native race of American |
| identity. Both of them have had many | | | | people. English were half people that lived in |
| agreements and critiques in American history. | | | | America in 1790 and African were second |
| Many scholar emphases to individualism and | | | | category with 20 percent. Answer of |
| equality, these are important constructive | | | | constructors of this new country was ideological. |
| elements of culture, society, and government in | | | | They introduced American as new human beings |
| the United States of America. | | | | who created based on new ideas, new principles, |
| Alexis de Tocqueville believes that individualism is | | | | and new thinking methods. However it was an |
| avoidable result of equality and democracy. | | | | only way to state about this young country in |
| Because, every person in equal circumstances | | | | world. |
| follows their ideas, in this situation, all of their | | | | Traditional pattern for allocating the |
| sentiments concentrate only on their interests. | | | | American-African history is a route from bandage |
| Individualism differs from the selfishness. | | | | to freedom. Some historians like Nathan heukinze |
| Individualism is visible in many layers of American | | | | believe that pattern of continued campaign for |
| society and history. American society and land | | | | representing the historic experience of American |
| mixed with individualism. Individualism was the | | | | blacks. History and race relationship of |
| pattern of rural settlement, that in which one | | | | American-African investigate not only considering |
| house located among miles of lands and separated | | | | political, economical, and social situation, but |
| from others houses and villages. Individualism has | | | | through expand cultural perspective. Establishing |
| effected in shaping of American cities. Also, | | | | modern and global slavery system differed by |
| individualism is observed in American high | | | | place, time, race background and European or |
| education system and religious patterns. | | | | African formation. In eighteenth century, North |
| These were positive aspects of American | | | | American colonies had more population of slavery. |
| individualism. But without doubt, it has negative | | | | Main question is that how the very variety of |
| aspects; inattention to keeping the structure and | | | | African people with different believes, behaviors, |
| form of city, leaving the farm lands and old | | | | and language could create the society and culture |
| buildings without attention to environment | | | | of modern black world. |
| problems and immigration to original lands, | | | | First slavery group including twenty Africans |
| inattention to poor peoples. According to these | | | | entered to James town port with a Poland's ship |
| issues, uncivilized individualism was being popular. | | | | in 1619. Frequently blacks added to other |
| Before Discovering American Continent by | | | | immigrations in North America, especially Virginia, |
| European Adventures, there were several ethnics, | | | | South coralline and Georgia that had very |
| but after that some ethnics added them, and | | | | emergence need to labors. |
| after two centuries American became a multi- | | | | |