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Cultural cross-fertilization is the foundation on which the United States sits and has sat for hundreds of years. It is the mixing of cultures (English, African, Scots-Irish, Native American, etc.) that inevitably occurs when different groups of people live in the same area. The United States became the breeding grounds for different cultures well before it was even created. This cultural diversity grew tenfold when the population of the colonies started to grow to become ½ the population of England. Groups other than the English started to migrate to the colonies, and these new cultures started to mix together to form a new American culture. This “cross-fertilization” of cultures has become what the U.S. is known for. Former ideas were primarily “Eurocentric,” such as the thought that America is just an extension of Europe. However, recent ideas from historians suggest that America has brought about a new, unique culture. This is the opinion expressed in the article called “Varying Viewpoints: Europeanizing America or Americanizing Europe?” The author provides very good and well-explained reasons as to why this opinion is correct. Examples of this cultural cross-fertilization
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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