Polytheism In America

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Nation-states play a large role in American history, and are vital to the existence of the United States. A nation-state is the joining of one or many nationalities to create a formal political union, just like the (now) fifty United States of America. If the colonies were not able to unite as one in the beginning, the United States might not exist today, but instead be a continent full of many small countries like Europe. The melting-pot culture that the United States is known for today is because of this union of different cultures under one government. The nation-state, the United States, is formed upon the principles of having a united cause, initially fighting against England in the Revolutionary war as the thirteen colonies. Today, the United States of America relies heavily on being a nation-state, which gives it both political and social fusion of power. matrilineal -
African societies were matrilineal, meaning that a husband would leave his family to join his wife’s family. This greatly shaped the culture of Africa and its people because women had more equality …show more content…
All Native American civilizations in North and South America were polytheistic. The natives worshipped gods of nature, which made the Christian settlers deem them “Heathens”. The settlers from Europe thought that the Native Americans were a creation from Hell, and this caused many skirmishes and unnecessary violence between the two groups. This mentality stayed with the Americans until recently, and was a huge reason for the divide between the natives and the settlers. Polytheism was not present in Europe, and for many, was a first time encounter in America. Lack knowledge of a subject causes fear, as it did for the settlers. If they had believed in the same religion or at least were both monotheistic, perhaps there would not have not been such tension between the newcomers and the