Overview

The goal of this discussion board is for each student to reflect on America's changing values toward nature-from the Old World perspective (European) to an evolving perspective in the New World (American).

Objectives

This activity helps you achieve the following lesson objectives:

To understand the impact of European settlers in shaping the view of nature in the New World.

To become familiar with the role of artists and writers in portraying nature in the New World.

To understand emerging factors that began changing American's view toward nature.

To understand how America used nature to form a national identity-nationalism.

Questions

Was nature/natural resources an important attribute in providing a unique identity that differentiated America from the "Old World"?