The Americans

1. Boorstin highlights four societies that existed in the early years of American civilization. These societies are the New England Puritans, Quakers of Pennsylvania, Georgians, and the Virginians. The Puritans was a society based thoroughly upon religion. They were devout Calvinists, with their conservatist government also based around these beliefs. The families and communities in New England were very tightly nit because of the peoples shared orthodox beliefs. The puritans were very self-centered, they despised the …

…was available to all. Also, in English universities, the professors were scholars, in America, there were no such people, and the professors were many times clergymen. 7. For many years, The United States lack a formal, organized military and depended on militias for defense. Until there was a true organized military, the United States had trouble defending itself in conflicts. The long history of militias fueled the right to poses a firearm in the United States.