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"This fair country alone is settled by freeholders, the possessors of the soil they cultivate..."
In about 100 words, discuss the influence that being a "freeholder" has on a settler and, according to Crevecoeur, the
admirable qualities it engenders.
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In a way, Crevecoeur wanted America to be a "perfected Britain". He liked some of the aspects and characteristics in Europe, but others he felt should be done away with. "As in Europe, of great lords who possess everything, and of a herd of people who have nothing." Crevecoeur disliked that in Europe, it seemed that those higher up in the economy controlled everything, leaving nothing for lower class groups. He sought change for America stating, "The rich and the poor are not so far removed from each other as they are in Europe". But there were also some qualities Crevecoeur hoped would be utilized by the colonists, such as the European's etiquette. He saw the "back settlers" of America as unrefined and barbaric, and hoped that others would not follow their example.
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America was a country that was created upon the ideals of freedom, independence, and equal opportunity for all people, and because of this, Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, who was the author of the letter titled "What is an American?" proposed the idea that a farmer's ideal life would be to be a freeholder, someone who owns the rights to a particular piece of land. In doing so, many people would have a much wider, expanded list of opportunities set out for them, unlike their experience in Europe. Crevecoeur values freeholding highly, especially since he had had such a different experience with France in the time that he lived there, as he did not have as many opportunities.
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