3rd Timeline of the American Dream by Marlene Alvarez https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif Add descriptions of what the "American dream" meant for each of the times listed. en-us 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC 2025-12-31 05:15:33 UTC hello@padlet.com 1775: America's Inception alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914290 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914290 Chris Rodrigues (1775) alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914296 The American dream in 1775 was to be truly independent from GB. So the people could have freedom. So they people wouldn't be controlled by a tyrant. To have fair/just laws and taxation.]]> 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914296 1840- 1900 (Civil War Era) alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914302 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914302 Reyna soto (1840-1900) alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914307 During the civil war era people see the "american dream" as different. Slaves point of view of the "american dream" is to be free and considered equal as white people. ]]> 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914307 Beginning of the 1900s alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914311 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914311 Cathy(1900s) alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914319 The American dream of the 1900s was merely an ideology, it was not a dream of fast cars and big houses that it was envisioning of social order as race, birth or money does not affect human status.]]> 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914319 1930s-1940s alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914325 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914325 Brianna Posadas alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914331 The American Dream during the WW2/Great Depression era, a successful life was having money or food to live in the new harsh land. I'm not sure who was a leader in this but I do know that the people themselves strived for that.]]> 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914331 1950s (Civil Rights Era) alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914337 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914337 Zane Stigler alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914348 The American Dream in post-WWII America would have been the nuclear family, where the husband worked, the wife stayed home, and the children went to school. This era was also defined by the introduction of suburbia, as well as redlining, the start of the Civil Rights movement, and the rise of black activists like MLK and Malcom X, who fought for equality for poeple of color through the 1970s. ]]> 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914348 Modern Day (End of 20th-Your Life) alvarezmar https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914355 2021-02-03 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1158914355 Civil War Era ( 1900s ) https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160470863 In the 1900s to be considered rich you had to own a lot of land or own a business .  They also had slaves to make money for them by doing hard labor . They had butlers and servants and many rooms in their homes . 
Link : https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/185981/up-from-slavery-by-booker-t-washington/9780679640141/excerpt

Kennedi Chambers ]]> 2021-02-03 18:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160470863 Habiba Zehra (modern day) https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160478340 In modern times, the American dream have shifted from home ownership towards retirement. American now a days dream of a free life in their 60's when their sources of living is retirement money along with investment, in other words no one dreams of working a 9 to 5 job forever. ]]> 2021-02-03 18:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160478340 Modern day https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160481014 The present American dream ideology has been to get rich, to have nice things and know famous people, but according to the articles; that American dream is not tangible, it is not realistic, and the amount of debt has skyrocketed, the chances to get rich have "taken a hit". There is now, less money for people, and also, less opportunity. ]]> 2021-02-03 18:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160481014 Afraaz Abdullah - 1770s https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160490008 The American Dream in this era was to gain independence from Britain, and live their lives freely. Some may have opposed, but this was what most Americans wanted. The Declaration of Independence is what really marked independence, but the struggle to get there was very important too. Leaders among them were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry. The Dream can be summarized in the phrase, "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness."]]> 2021-02-03 18:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160490008 Bailey Jones (1930s) https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160494871 The idea of the "American Dream" was popularized during the 1930s by James Truslow Adams when he wrote the book "The Epic of America" His idea of what the American Dream was, is very different then what some people might equate it to. To him the American Dream was, in his own words, "not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of a social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and recognized by others for what they are." His idea of what the American Dream was defined in equality and equity. This idea was also defined by other people with the decades to come. ]]> 2021-02-03 18:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160494871 Patrick henry speech 1775 https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160504922 the American dream in the late 1700s was to be free from the parliament in Britain. And grow defensive and independent nation "There is not retreat but in submission and slavery!  Our chains are forged!  Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!  The war is inevitable—and let it come!  I repeat it, sir, let it come!"
This part of the speech shows the motivation and how dedicated they were for their freedom. -Massimo Liberatore.]]> 2021-02-03 18:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160504922 Matthew Do (1954) https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160520994 The American Dream during this era was to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights. A leader during the civil rights movement was Martin Luther King Jr, he was a major part of the civil rights movement by organizing a number of peaceful protests as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including the March on Washington in 1963. Martin Luther King Jr was also known for giving the "I Have A Dream" speech which brought a lot of attention to the civil rights movement.]]> 2021-02-03 18:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160520994 Diego Guzman- 1960 https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160522507 The american dream for Bob Dylan or for this Era was too live your life to the fullest meaning you only have one chance to do the thing you want, the past is the past and the future is coming up if you want to accomplish your goal then dont give up on it. This era was known for the hippies as well, they would get discriminated because of their lifestyle. Bob made this song to spread his word to stop discriminating to the hippies and to others. 
The american dream was to live your life to the fullest and accomplish what you want to do  and stop discriminating others.
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bob-dylan/the-times-they-are-a-changin
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KNpf2AlTpdeprFQCmuIDBJsPilcuXyjgggVkiYkNoQw/edit

]]> 2021-02-03 18:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160522507 Truyen Tran (1920s) https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160570831 During the 1920s, the perception of the American Dream was that an individual can achieve success in life regardless of family history or social status if they only work hard enough. The Great Gatsby's meditation on The American Dream—the idea that people are always reaching towards something greater than themselves that is just out of reach.As Fitzgerald saw it, the American dream was originally about discovery, individualism, and the pursuit of happiness. Gatsby's dream is ruined by the unworthiness of its object, just as the American dream in the 1920s is ruined by the unworthiness of its object—money and pleasure.The 1920s in particular was a pretty tumultuous time due to increased immigration, changing women's roles, and extraordinary income inequality.


]]> 2021-02-03 19:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160570831 Isaak Martinez (1900s) https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160587268 https://americandrearm.weebly.com/american-dream-in-history.html During this time the american dream was more about working hard for your family rather than being wealthy, race, gender.]]> 2021-02-03 19:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160587268 Jaymee Jeffcoat https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160590923  The baby boom after WWll created a demand for housing especially in the southwest. Large builders began mass production of ¨cookie cutter¨ houses that were affordable. This shifted 
the American Dream to live in a safe community with a modest home with a white picket fence. Men would go to work and women would stay home and take care of the children and the house. 

]]> 2021-02-03 19:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160590923 Isabel Gallardo (2005) https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160621067 The American dream of present time is to be rich. Meaning having a job that pays six figures and being able to afford luxury living. Being wealthy is considered the only way of being happy in life and it means that "you made it". This is influenced by famous people who show off all the luxurious things they have encouraging people that that's the way they should live.]]> 2021-02-03 19:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160621067 Avery Campbell (1900s) https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160686421 The early 20th century was a time of expansion for both businesses and progressivism.  The gilded age, an era of rapid economic growth, ended right before the 20th century.  It resulted in the exploitation of the working class.  The 20th century was filled with reform of the gilded age.  For example, the Sherman Antitrust Act was utilized for the first time in 1901 under former President Theodore Roosevelt.  The American dream was still to work, become wealthy and join the upper class but it had aspects of progressivism in it.  Such as, better working conditions, a higher standard of living, and the conservation of resources.  

]]> 2021-02-03 19:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1160686421 1840-1900 (Civil War Era) https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1161358309 The American dream in the 1800s and early 1900s was to be given freedom and to being an educated person. Freedom meant being free and a sense of individualism. Booker T. Washington was born a slave so life for him wasn't easy. The Tuskegee Institute was planned, built, and directed by Washington. In the United States, it is a powerhouse of Afro-American education and political influence.

Tina Nguyen]]> 2021-02-03 23:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alvarezmar/50r7jqwmctai6uif/wish/1161358309