Definition Essay On American History
What is an American? This question has been heavily debated throughout history. It seems that everyone has a different opinion on what it means to American. The definition of American on Merriam Webster is a native or inhabitant of North America or South America. However, most people have a deeper definition that says Americans have to be a certain way and follow a certain pattern. Throughout history America has always been a place for people who didn’t feel like they didn’t belong elsewhere. America is full of many different types of people so trying to create a common definition to define them all is pointless. The diversity of the people in America make it difficult to classify them under one definition instead we should accept that everyone
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The Chinese Exclusion Act states, “Chinese immigrants undermine the livelihood of American workers by driving down wages and taking away jobs,” (NDHS 1). Just because Chinese immigrants look different than the so called Americans they are treated as less and the people who were discriminating against these immigrants are immigrants themselves. Everyone that lives in America are immigrants just because they have were there first or because they are white they think they can look down on others who are different. Many people theorize that the Native Americans came to the U.S. from the Bering Strait and the original colonists were from England (OWS 1). Even though the people that live in America are immigrants the people who are newer immigrants or look different are discriminated against .In conclusion, immigrants have furthered many projects in America and they get discriminated and hated on for it even though they are just like the other people in …show more content…
Immigrants have not only shaped our country they have also created our country. People like Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers, helped shape our government and make America the free land it is today (PBS 1). Some of the most influential people in America’s history have been immigrants, people have started with nothing and worked their way up to their positions. This is a good example of what many people see as the “American Dream”. Having nothing and coming to America to start a new life and work to a new and better
The Chinese Exclusion Act states, “Chinese immigrants undermine the livelihood of American workers by driving down wages and taking away jobs,” (NDHS 1). Just because Chinese immigrants look different than the so called Americans they are treated as less and the people who were discriminating against these immigrants are immigrants themselves. Everyone that lives in America are immigrants just because they have were there first or because they are white they think they can look down on others who are different. Many people theorize that the Native Americans came to the U.S. from the Bering Strait and the original colonists were from England (OWS 1). Even though the people that live in America are immigrants the people who are newer immigrants or look different are discriminated against .In conclusion, immigrants have furthered many projects in America and they get discriminated and hated on for it even though they are just like the other people in …show more content…
Immigrants have not only shaped our country they have also created our country. People like Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers, helped shape our government and make America the free land it is today (PBS 1). Some of the most influential people in America’s history have been immigrants, people have started with nothing and worked their way up to their positions. This is a good example of what many people see as the “American Dream”. Having nothing and coming to America to start a new life and work to a new and better