Karissa

In my personal opinion there are two ways you can look at 'defining' America. In the first way, I would say Crevecour defined America by description. He wrote a very memorable letter about how many different ways of life there were in America at the time he was living there. The second way, and probably the way we are supposed to look at this assignment, would be Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence, for it helped sculpt America into what it is today. Not only did he create an opening for freedom from Great Britain, but he also paved the way for many different peoples of the future to fight for their rights, including African Americans, and women.