The First American Generation: What It Means To Be An American

America became a country on July 4th, 1776; over 240 years ago. That’s greater than 240 years of generations of people trying to define what it means to be an American, but few still stand true today from that long ago. Being accepting of others, not only other ethnic groups but fellow Americans as well, is one way in which things have not changed from the first American generation to the latest. One of the longest standing traits of the “poster child” American is being courageous, whether it be to earn our freedom or to fight for our rights as a civilization. Taking pride in our country is one of the oldest, and strongest, qualities of an American that was so important in the forming of our country and of equal importance, if not more so, today. Our generation defines what it means to be an American with the simple, and somewhat original, manner of being accepting of others, being courageous, and taking pride in our country.
Our country was made upon the principle that all men were created equal. The pilgrims ran away from the church of England because it didn’t agree with their beliefs. The went to America to form a place where people could go and be different without any judgement. We are also all immigrants or descendants of immigrants trying to live the “American Dream”. Not all Americans were born here but for the ones who were, some ancestor of theirs had to have been an immigrant and been welcomed to live in America. The Americans who were not born here are, of course, immigrants and they have been accepted into the country with open