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Puritans and relgious freedom
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John Winthrop, "City Upon a Hill
John Winthrop gave his famous City Upon a Hill speech to describe how America was the ideal place for freedom and prosperity
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Poor Richard's Almanac
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Manifest Destiny
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Assembly Line
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Ecomic Groth in the 1920s
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The Epic of America
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Post WWII
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Americans Moving to the suburbs
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Growing Popularity of Television
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Lotteries and Get Rich Quick Game Shows
The growing popularity of Get Rich Quick mentality
