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"?