The American Dream In The 19th Century

Men and women in the 19th century married for love and because they truly had affections for one another and care for the person they were to marry and not for the money, that the person may have or not have. However, because of the economic transformation of the industrial revolution and the advancements of transportation of railroads and other means of travel, in the 19th century, making a way for trading buying and selling of goods, it brought about an identity crisis in the homes of the families. Men and women’s roles had changed in the 19th century. All these developments caused the cost of other goods to go up in price. The identity crisis was seen even more so when women and children, often younger than 12 had to work. School became

The American “ideal” has been a struggle to achieve all these years since the advancement in transportation in the 19th century. It is of my opinion that I think people are still trying to reach the idea of the ‘ideal American” and what that means. I believe it is the very essence of what liberty and equality mean. It is to make the words; of the declaration of independence have the same meaning for every single citizen. The achievement or the pursuit of the ideal is what most people think the American dream or ideal is. During the recession of 2008 and economic downturn changed the ideals and it was still something Americans had to redefine and pursue. In a sense, the Ideal of being an American is still something Americans are trying to attain and are in the pursuit of something that we are still defining and struggling to attain, to this very day. The Ideal that this is the land of opportunity is what I think most people hold fast too. There is a belief still that anyone can achieve the American dream, and that in and of itself, is attainable if you work hard enough. People who immigrated to the United States are in search for the same great American ideal most citizens have, even when it means an ideal different form one another, that within America, I hold the opinion that the “ideal” is changing, and we American

However, it is becoming more and more censored and that makes me disappointed for Americans in search of their ideal. To me it means to believe that with hard work and some time we can see anyone thrive in this wonderful free market economy. To me being an American means being full of gratitude, patriotism, and joy of freedom and opportunity that this land has to offer. In my opinion, it also means justice. It means appreciating the spilled blood of the American soldiers in history and those who serve even today, to defend our country. It means being proud of my heritage and past roots. It means honoring founding fathers and remembering what this country was founded on and to live by it free from persecution.
To me, being an American is accepting of all and not passing judgment on any, even while holding a different opinion. Being able to express that difference and being respected for the difference is, what it means to be an American. Being an American means that we are still changing with the times and rolling with the tides. No matter how powerful our country becomes, we are still evolving and we will always evolve. Being an American is freedom to vote and participate in our democracy fully, where the American people have a say in what is done in our country, and the government listens to the American