There are many character traits that the ideal american would have, but this paper will only touch upon 5 of the most important ones. The traits that will be discussed in this paper are honesty, loyalty, industriousness, compassion, and integrity.
The first mentioned trait, honesty, is an important character trait. For where would this country be now if her people were not honest? although no one can claim to have never told a lie, the ideal american would not be a habitual liar, and would hold himself and others to a high standard of honesty.
The ideal american would also be fiercely loyal to his country, swearing fealty to her every time he said the pledge. Treason would be the farthest thing