https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success. en-us 2018-06-06 19:16:46 UTC 2018-06-06 20:08:17 UTC hello@padlet.com jmoen253 https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265959402 Religious persecution had prompted the Pilgrims to move from England to Holland in 1608. Freedom of religion is a big part of the American dream, so people still to this day come here to America for that. ]]> 2018-06-06 19:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265959402 jmoen253 https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265960181 2018-06-06 19:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265960181 jmoen253 https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265960638 The Puritans believed that God had formed a unique covenant, or agreement, with them. Puritanism stressed on “believing in the absolute sovereignty of God, the total depravity of man, and the complete dependence of human beings on divine grace for salvation and also the importance of personal religious experience.”]]> 2018-06-06 19:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265960638 jmoen253 https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265961296 2018-06-06 19:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265961296 jmoen253 https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265962056 The Enlightenment was important to Americans because it provided the philosophical basis of the American Revolution. The Enlightenment was a major influence on the political ideas of the colonists who pushed for independence from Great Britain]]> 2018-06-06 19:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265962056 jmoen253 https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265962836 2018-06-06 19:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jmoen253/58yr2xht7ngv/wish/265962836