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7 Cards in this Set
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The title Letters from an American Farmer suggests that Crèvecoeur's writing is
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informal and intimate.
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Crèvecoeur's facts about the harshness of everyday European life support his opinion that people can feel little loyalty to a nation that
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fails to enable its citizens to live decently.
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What point does Crèvecoeur make by comparing people to plants?
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To thrive, people need to be nurtured by their country.
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Crèvecoeur argues that American laws are indulgent, protective, protective, and great. What fact does he use to back up this opinion?
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The law rewards those who work hard with land and freedom.
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Quote from "Letters from an American Farmer"
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"The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles... he has passed to toils of a very different nature, rewarding by ample subsistence."
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What are sources of "invisible power" that transform humble Europeans into esteemed Americans?
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land, opportunities to succeed, protective laws, rewards for hard work, and a new social system
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What is a citizen according to "Letters from an American Farmer"?
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one who benefits from his land, yet works for the prosperity of his property and family
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