values

Many of the present day American values have come from past influences on early American history. In social, political and economic aspects of the American culture, they have all originated in the past. Social mobility, capitalism and a democratic government have all been characteristics that describe America today.
When people think of social values in America today they think of the wonderful privilege of social mobility. What this means is a lower class person can gain wealth and climb their way up to the upper class. Although land was not free for the taking in early America, it was close. It began in the Chesapeake colonies where an inden...