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Introduction



America is a very difficult concept for a lot of people to understand, at home and around the world. Many people don’t understand how American can be one nation, with one goal, but can also have 50 different states with their own agendas and ideas about themselves as separate from the nation. There are many distinct beliefs and thoughts in regards to what America is and who we are. One of the ideas comes from a book called //American// Nations in which the author, Colin Woodard explains his beliefs that America is made up of eleven distinct nations, each with its own ancestry and roots. We see how each Nation had conflicts that molded their past and continue to mold their futures. Woodard continues to show how each nation, or “rival regional nation” as Woodard refers to it, continually tries to be different and uphold their distinguishing qualities and ideals even today. There are many ways we can see this happening today in different maps and elections held throughout the country. So the question we are going to try and answer for ourselves is; who are we? Who are we as a nation, as people, and as individuals? We believe that we are separate nations, but we all have certain common goals in mind. There are certain aspects of being an American that we can agree on; some being our inalienable rights along with our right to pursue happiness, just to name a few.

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