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What makes up our

American culture?

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What does PERSIA stand for?

And what does it represent?

POLITICAL

ECONOMIC

RELIGION

SOCIAL

INTELLECTUAL

ARTISTIC

The American Identity

P.E.R.S.I.A.• Was influenced by: –English traditions, events, and

policies–Intellectual and religious movements–Influential figures such as Benjamin

Franklin

English InfluenceGovernment

Magna Carta (1215)- limited the powers of

the king.

Parliament- 2 houses- House of Lords and House of Commons

Balance of Power

Magna Carta and the U.S.

The Magna Carta stated:

No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned,...or in any other way destroyed...except by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.

575 years later in The 5th Amendment:

No person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

English InfluenceThe Glorious Revolution- The “Bloodless

Revolution”: The overthrow of King James II, an absolute monarch

–Created the English “Bill of Rights” •Gave Englishmen a set of freedoms•Proved that people could unite against a king and win

English InfluenceSalutary NeglectEngland’s policy of salutary neglect was to let the

colonies govern themselves. Though England imposed rules on the colonies those rules were not strictly enforced.

–The freedom and isolation from England resulted in an Independent American Identity

English InfluenceMercantilism: an economic system where the

MOTHER country exports more than it imports to create profit and a favorable balance of trade.

• Made Britain more rich and powerful• Created trade routes like the Triangular Trade

Navigation Acts:• Imposed taxes and rules on American exports• Increased Commerce for Americans and

English• Colonies could only trade with their home

country

Intellectual and Religious Movements

The Enlightenment: An intellectual movement based on science and reason which started in England in the 1600s.

–New ways to gain knowledge and discover truth

• John Locke- The Social Contract–All men had the right to defend his “Life,

Liberty, or Possessions”• Americans: Ben Franklin, Thomas

Jefferson, Thomas Paine, James Madison

The Great Awakening: Religious movement during the mid 1700’s that encouraged ideas of equality and the right to challenge authority.• Important preachers:

– Jonathan Edwards- Congregationalist

– George Whitefield- Methodist

Intellectual and Religious Movements

Ben Franklin

In The HoleI am a shift in thinking, focusing attention on science and human reason for knowledge.

What am I?

I am a religious movement that encouraged ideas of equality and the right to challenge authority, allowing people to establish and choose what church the attended. What am I?

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