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Religious Freedom
applied to Maryland colony.
other colonies came to new world for religios freedom like Puritans. this began the American Dream a place to grow and become sucsessful. -
Decleration of Independence
"Declaration, though it takes little reflection to see that it is the backdrop, if not the foundation, for all American Dreams"
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it allows the American Dream to exist because it couldnt under English control. -
Manifest Destiny
John L. O'Sullivan coined the exact term "Manifest Destiny". Americans expanded the country and searched for gold to become rich. it was all because Maifest Destiny the gold rush happened. it became part of the dream making a better future for your self -
No More American Frontier
Americans have moved all the way to the pacific so for Americans were concerned there was no more frontier. -
Imperalism
Americans were either for or anti imperalism. anti imperialism thoughts were that it is against the American Dream and ehat it stands for. -
Mass Production
the first assembly lines to build cars were used the assembly line made more of everything so anyone could get what they want and there would be enough for everyone. -
Women Work Durning World War 1
during world war 1 women worked while men went off to war this gave them the power to feel that they deserve there own American Dream too. -
Great Depression
Market crashes and so does peoples American Dreams. Now many are in great debt. Hard work becomes a major part to recover the dream -
FDR is President
Creates new deals, Social security and four freedoms which gave people hope for recovery. FDR deal "better, richer, fuller" -
Social Secruity Act
allowed american elderly to feel comforatble about retiring and allowed for comfort the American dream grow -
WW2
America enters World War Two to spead belief that every country should have there own way of ruling and to stop Axis powers from progressing. -
Individualism
people started to focus on themselves and they want. -
GI bill
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 made sure that if someone servces Amercia in a war they will have something to come back to. it allowed more nationalistic pride so people then were happy to help their own country. -
Change in Media
"Its a Wonderful life" a movie about over coming the odds gave America hope and emphised hard work after the depresion. Hollywood also become glamourized thy were what America bagan to think of as susessful american dream. -
Conformity
levitt houses or "levittowns" became popular. -
Materialism
People became all about the newest things. like new houses new television and new cars. the American Dream became just to have everything your heart desired threw a prosess of edjucation. -
Credit Cards
over half of Americans had credit cards by 1970 this gave people axis to buy items that they couldnt afford all at once and pay later. this let the American Dream be luxiourious.