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Gaining independence from Great Britain and becoming its own country. Image from http://www.founding.com/repository/imgLib/20071018_declaration.jpg
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The American Dream
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This is the first real expansion westard. It doubled the size of the U.S. The U.S. paid 60 million francs for the Louisiana Territory. Image from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/LouisianaPurchase.png
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Many people wanted to expand west to make a living. Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:American_progress.JPG
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Henry Ford Achieved his American Dream when he created this company. Everyone around America has heard of Ford Motors and it is still around today. Image from http://teachmecon.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/modelT.16573937_std.jpg
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People from around the world migrated to America to start a new life and try to become successful. Image from http://www.israel-flowers-center.com/articles/images%5CImmigrants.JPG
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Many people moved to the city for job opportunities. Industrialization created many jobs that needed to be filled. Image from http://www.google.com/imgres?q=urbanization&start=25&num=10&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=770&tbm=isch&tbnid=NEQuPHY7Hf9wvM:&imgrefurl=http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-10105.html&docid=GcSePxAh371JZM&imgurl=http://www.country-data.com/frd/cs/paraguay/py02_05a.jpg&w=605&h=349&ei=s_9dT--jMqry0gHJpeiJDQ&zoom=
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Women finally get the right to vote and run for office. the expression is also used for economic and political reform movement. image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage#United_States
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This book was written by James Truslow Adams. It was the first time the term "American Dream" was used. Adams american dream was "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." Image from http://www.google.com/imgres?q=the+epic+of+america&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=770&tbm=isch&tbnid=Wg4VZBwtYikwbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.barnesan
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FDR proposed 4 fundamental freedoms
Freedom of speech and expression
Freedom of worship
Freedom from want
Freedom from fear Image from http://www.google.com/imgres?q=four+freedoms+painting&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=770&tbm=isch&tbnid=w_ouhyELznMDBM:&imgrefurl=http://www.kollewin.com/blog/four-freedoms-rockwell/&docid=pkgNDj1fTITbnM&imgurl=http://www.kollewin.com/EX/09-15-06/tod_four_freedoms.jpg&w=410&h=563&ei=8gNeT6CWHYTv0gGA-o3qBw -
Freedom of speech
Freedom of Worship
Freedom of Want
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Levittown is the bases for modern day suburbs.
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Organized efforts to abolish public and private acts of racial discrimination of African Americans and other disadvantaged groups between 1954 to 1968
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He became the first black president of America. Black people were descriminated against in America in the earlier days and for him to become president is a huge achievement for the Black race.
