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Evolution of American Identity and Culture

Explore the transformation of American culture from colonial times to modern era, focusing on key events like the Abolitionist movement, Gilded Age, and rise of consumerism. Understand how American exceptionalism and the "American Dream" have shaped the national identity over time.

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Evolution of American Identity and Culture

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  1. 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)

  2. 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”.

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