Part 3

Quiz for Document P3-2: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, Letters from an American Farmer (1782)

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Question 1

Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur’s description of European society draws a stark contrast with what he views as America’sA. crushing poverty.
B. deep racism.
C. great wealth.
D. relative egalitarianism.

Question 2

Crèvecoeur describes the development of nationalistic feeling among Americans as arising from the ability for men toA. acquire land and status as freemen.
B. gain wealth and political office.
C. own enslaved Africans.
D. vote for state and local representatives.

Question 3

Crèvecoeur’s description of American cultural diversity encompassesA. Africans and Europeans.
B. all races and ethnicities.
C. Europeans and Native Americans.
D. people of European background only.

Question 4

What does Crèvecoeur describe as the Americans’ mission as “western pilgrims?”A. Bringing Christianity to Native Americans
B. Completing the spread of civilization across the globe
C. Establishing a continental Puritan State
D. Exterminating the barbarian Native Americans