Discuss early american dreams relied on communities

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readings: A Model of Christian Charity, by John Winthrop

Three of these selected poems by Anne Bradstreet

Father Abraham's Speech, by Benjamin Franklin:

You can read the original version (in Franklin's 18th-century type)

Or you can read a version published much later (and in contemporary type) here by clicking this link

The Declaration of Independence

The Influence of the Trading Spirit upon the Social and Moral Life of America (1845), by Henry W. Bellows (read pp. 111 -114)

Self-Reliance, by Ralph Waldo Emerson

RECOMMENDED: Ragged Dick, by Horatio Alger

Summary of Stephanie Coontz's book, The Way We Never Were.

Discuss how early American dreams relied on communities, rather than on individuals. What were some of the key elements of early American life that necessitated community, rather than individual, success and achievement? Use evidence from your readings to support your arguments.

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