1. Inventing America

2. What made America? The chosen Individualism The American Dream

3. Who am I? Egalitarianism, Pragmatism, Democracy Selfcreation The frontier Becoming Wilderness

4. More words, more Ideas SURVIVAL SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST CHALLENGE Trust thyself. Insist on yourself; never imitate. SELFRELIANCE EXPERIENCE

5. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/emerson/ complete collection of Emersons writings (Nature, Self-reliance) http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v5n1/ On American Individualism http://www.learner.org/courses/amerhistory/units/ American history (videos per historical period) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/style/longterm/books/chap1/americanexceptionalism.htm http://www.jcpa.org/dje/articles/cov-amer.htm about the covenant and the chosen nation http://quizlet.com/13238468/ap-gov-chapter-2-quiz-questions-flash-cards/ quiz on American government history and principles