Knowing Crèvecœur
Crèvecœur used "Letters From an American Farmer" to describe life in this country to Europeans.
What is America?
After moving to America, Crèvecœur traveled the land and began to _____ with the Native Americans.
What is Trade?
Crèvecœur calls these people who “labour in the earth” the “chosen people of God.”
Who are Farmers?
This 1782 book asks, “What then is the American, this new man?”
What is "Letters From an American Farmer?"
“A traveler in Europe becomes a stranger as soon as he quits his own kingdom; but it is otherwise here. We know, properly speaking, no strangers; this is every person's country; the variety of our soils, situations, climates, governments, and produce hath something which must please everybody.” the passage exemplifies this American ideal:
What is a Melting Pot?
J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur was born on January 31, 1735, in this French city.
Where is Caen, France?
After serving in the Canadian Militia, Crèvecœur and his family moved to this U.S. state.
Where is New York?
This period of violence in the late 1700s marked the beginning of patriotism and freedom for America, and creates Crèvecœur’s political anxiety.
What is the Revolutionary War?
In "Letters from an American Farmer" Letter IX, Crèvecœur describes this widespread abomination in the Colonies.
What is Slavery?
“It is here that the idle may be employed, the useless become useful, and the poor become rich; but by riches I do not mean gold and silver, we have but little of those metals; I mean a better sort of wealth, cleared lands, cattle, good houses, good clothes, and an increase of the people to enjoy them.” the quote relates to this American ideal:
What is the American Dream?
Before moving to America and becoming a resident of New York under the name Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, this American writer was formerly known as ___________
Who is Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crèvecœur?
Arrested and imprisoned in 1779, Crèvecœur spent months in a New York City jail for allegations of being this.
What is an American Spy?
(Interpretation) The enlightenment played a big role in Crèvecœur's recollection and beliefs about early America. These are some main ideas he uses in his writing.
What are Natural rights, equality, individualism, and freedom of religion?
In Letter XII, Crèvecœur states he is neither one of these Patriots nor these Loyalists.
What are Whigs and Tories?
“...united by the silken bands of mild government, all respecting the laws, without dreading their power, because they are equitable.” The quote is an example of this early American ideal:
What is Limited Government?
After moving to Canada in 1755, Crèvecœur took this job during his time with the militia.
What is a Cartographer?
(Interpretation) By contrasting American farmers with European peasants who “work and starve,” Crèvecœur expresses this view.
What is Negativity towards British social hierarchies?
This element of early American culture can be categorized by expanding settlements in North America, increasing immigration from Europe, and growing and tensions between Britain and the new settlements.
What is Colonial America?
(Interpretation) A lot of his writings provided a complex view on the New World and being an immigrant. We can determine from his literature that Crèvecœur was (For/Against/Neither) independence from Britain.
What is Neither?
“Wives and children, who before in vain demanded of him a morsel of bread, now, fat and frolicsome, gladly help their father to clear those fields whence exuberant crops are to arise to feed and to clothe them all; without any part being claimed, either by a despotic prince, a rich abbot, or a mighty lord.” The quote is an example of this American ideal:
What is Prosperity?