American+Culture+in+the+1800s


 * Objectives:**
 * describe the emerging American culture of the 1800s

Get your binders in order and pass them in
 * Do Now:**


 * ** Copy ** the quote below and ** rewrite ** it in your own words: what is Tocqueville saying about American culture in the 1800s?


 * HISTORY’S VOICES**
 * “[Americans] all consider society as a body in a state of improvement … in which nothing is, or ought to be, permanent … America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement.” ||
 * —Alexis de Tocqueville, //Democracy in America// ||

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 * Summarize:** What is the new American culture emerging in the 1800s? List the details of new American culture using page 239. Record your details in the graphic organizer below and save it to your Chapter 7 page.

I will pass out four sheets of paper, one for each group member, with a different question on it. You will respond to the question and respond to the person before you IN WRITING ONLY. This is a silent discussion, so no talking is allowed until all of the questions have been answered.
 * Little Paper Activity**

1) In what ways do we demonstrate nationalism and sectionalism today? 2) Which interests you more and why: national issues/topics or local (sectional) issues/topics? 3) What do you think American culture is today? 4) Do you think the way the US is presented in television and films accurately portrays American life and culture?

Write a paragraph on American culture today: what is good about it and what is bad? How is culture today similar to the culture of the 1800s and how is it different?
 * __Homework__**