Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 6, Lesson 1, Republicanism and Culture (pp. 164-169)
I. Creation of an American Identity
B. George Washington was praised in stories and art as America's first national hero.
C. Some Americans adopted art and architecture from the ancient Greeks and Romans
as a link with those republics.
D. Women were encouraged to instill the values that would strengthen the republic
in their families.
II. The New Individualism
B. Better transportation also increased trade and helped a market economy develop.
C. With a market economy, people's ties to their local community weakened, and
individual success became more important than responsibility to the community.
III. Values in Conflict
B. Preachers of the Second Great Awakening religious movement encouraged Americans
to make sacrifices to benefit others.
C. Barriers to suffrage were done away with for white males, and new self-made men
began to seek political power.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. During the early 1800s, Americans deliberately worked to establish a national identity.
A. Better transportation networks increased American mobility and helped the nation grow.
A. Both religion and politics began to reflect the conflict between the
wish for individual success and the need to sacrifice for the community.
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