Question

name:__ homeroom: date:__ 7th us history - dbq packet prompt: to what extent did the founders create a free and just american society? pov: hector st. john hc: letters from american farmers, published in london document 1 source: j. hector st. john de crevecoeur, letters from an american farmer, published in london, england, 1782. context: crevecoeur was an immigrant, a white frenchman who settled in new york, married the daughter of a prominent landowner and later returned to europe and wrote about his experiences in america. in the era of the revolution, many european foreigners celebrated the united states as not only an independent nation, but a new society in which individuals, especially those without excessive wealth, could enjoy opportunities unknown in their home countries. 1 the european who comes to the united states sees fair cities, substantial villages, extensive fields...it is not composed, as in europe, of great lords who possess everything and of a herd of people who have nothing. here are...no courts, no kings... we have no princes, for whom we toil, starve and bleed: we are the most perfect society now existing in the world. here man is free; as he ought to be... 2 in this great american asylum¹, the poor of europe have by some means met together... urged by a variety of motives, here they come... here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men. ac: the author is saying that a white frenchman who settled in new york would married the daughter of a prominent landowner aud: prominent landowner ap: sig: 1. **what aspect of crevecoeur’s point of view is most important in understanding his perspective on economic prosperity in the new united states? a. being a european foreigner because he can compare oppressive governments abroad to the liberty in the united states. b. being a white person because he directly benefits from the liberty the founders granted white people in their nation. c. being a farmer because people in agriculture benefited far more than craftspeople in the cities. d. being a new yorker because new york was the most prosperous colony. asylum: home

Explanation:

Crevecoeur was a European foreigner. His ability to compare the oppressive governments in Europe to the liberty in the United - States gives him a unique perspective on economic prosperity in the new nation. His status as a European allows him to highlight the contrast in opportunities.

Answer:

a. Being a European foreigner because he can compare oppressive governments abroad to the liberty in the United States.