J. Hector St. John Crèvecoeur was a Frenchman who came to Quebec in the 1750s in order to serve under Montcalm. After his service was fulfilled, he travelled throughout the colonies before finally setting down in New York on a farm. Crèvecoeur wrote a series of letters, which he sent back to Europe in order to give them a first hand experience of the life in America. The letters Crèvecoeur wrote were placed into a compilation, creating The Letters From an American Farmer. These letters are important because Crèvecoeur was a common, natural man, who had no influence by any social institutions, which gave his personal hands on ideas and opinions about America a very raw and simplistic approach. Crèvecoeur elaborates on his experiences travelling
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Even before the American Revolution, the concept of freedom was a necessity in the life of America. Crèvecoeur felt the achievement of freedom of the country once he settled down as a farmer in New York. “I felt myself happy in my new situation, and where is that station which can confer a more substantial system, of felicity than that of an American farmer, possessing freedom of action, freedom of thoughts, ruled by a mode of government which requires but little from us?” Crèvecoeur achieved the great freedom of the country with the help of his farm. Many say the identity of America and the freedom of America was all about the designs and structure of capitalism and republicanism within the country, but according to Crèvecoeur it was farming. America was a new country that was formed through a great deal of new ideas and concepts, such as capitalism and republicanism. Though the core heart of the country can be found simply through the land itself and by the farming and cultivation of the land. Farming formed the basis of the country along with the notion of freedom. They both played a major role throughout America’s history, before, during, and even after the American Revolution. Crèvecoeur was a firm believer and a proud farmer with a great sense of nationalism for the country of
Even before the American Revolution, the concept of freedom was a necessity in the life of America. Crèvecoeur felt the achievement of freedom of the country once he settled down as a farmer in New York. “I felt myself happy in my new situation, and where is that station which can confer a more substantial system, of felicity than that of an American farmer, possessing freedom of action, freedom of thoughts, ruled by a mode of government which requires but little from us?” Crèvecoeur achieved the great freedom of the country with the help of his farm. Many say the identity of America and the freedom of America was all about the designs and structure of capitalism and republicanism within the country, but according to Crèvecoeur it was farming. America was a new country that was formed through a great deal of new ideas and concepts, such as capitalism and republicanism. Though the core heart of the country can be found simply through the land itself and by the farming and cultivation of the land. Farming formed the basis of the country along with the notion of freedom. They both played a major role throughout America’s history, before, during, and even after the American Revolution. Crèvecoeur was a firm believer and a proud farmer with a great sense of nationalism for the country of