The Civil War which split the United States, was a clash of two aspects of approaching the "American Dream" in a young America. Both sides felt their idea's and philosophies were superior to those of the opposing side and therefore would benefit the country more and make it superior. Both North and South wanted to better the country to have it achieve the "American Dream". Unfortunately, each side had a different perspective on how to approach it. Slavery was a major issue, the North against, the South pro. The disagreement on slavery lead to difficulty in the issue of Westward expansion. Both agreed to it, but whether to admit them as free or slave states was where the split occurred. The compromise of 1850 stated that Calif

The Ku Klux Klan, originally formed on December 24 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, did then and does now stand for white supremacy and superiority in politics, economics and society. Although the klan everywhere fiercely preaches white supremacy, it focuses its attack on what they consider to be alien outsiders, particularly the Roman Catholic Church, which it believes is threatening traditional American ways and values. Despite their beliefs, they are Americans trying to achieve the "American dream", being the idea of a "Ciity upon a hill." The goal of the KKK has always been to purify America of all non- whites which they refer to as un-Americans. The KKK sees themselves as the only real Americans. The idea of a "Ciity upon a hill" originated with the Puritans and their idea of creating a perfect society in America which would serve as model for the rest of the World to follow. The KKK uses this original "American Dream" by interpreting it to fit their white supremacy mandate. The society they want to create is a pure white society that the rest of the world could follow. Their mandate of White supremacy clearly states that the KKK too has an "American Dream", they too in their words and actions try to achieve the "Ciity upon a hill" status. Whether their goals are wrong or right, their efforts to ultimately make the white race and their traditional American beliefs superior over what they consider below them, is a clear example of the American Dream/"Ciity upon a hill" being all about superiority, no matter how it may be.

ornia enters free, and New Mexico and Utah decided on their own which is giving them more state rights in which the South heavily supported. This compromise did not satisfy each side fully. The issue of State rights intensified by the issue of slavery because the Southern states felt they had the right to decide on their own about Slavery without Federal intervention. It seems the Southern states felt that the "American dream" was out of their reach because they felt powerless and inferior with the Central government. When the American revolution was fought to break from Britain, the Southern States thought they would be treated as sovereign and free. With the State's limited power, they felt as if the Federal government would become a monarchy. The Northern States wanted the "American dream" achieved for the whole country to be industrial, anti-slavery, and very federalist. Upon these institutions they planned to make the U.S a superior nation in the world. The South wanted to achieve the same ultimate goal for the U.S but with agricultural, pro- slavery, and states sovereignty institutions. These are the differences between both sides in achieving

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