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American culture (for good or ill) is a synthetic blend of other cultures and ideas, which Americans were free to adopt because of multi-ethnic Immigration (the "melting pot") and because the American Revolution was a break with the past, rejecting not only British rule, but also rejecting many of the entrenched attitudes that went along with the British Empire, and creating new ones.
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How did slaves keep their African culture alive in the American colonies?
When the African Slaves were enslaved, they sang slave songs. Some were secret messages, and others helped to preserve their culture. They sang about several different things, and about loved ones or about things they loved, and the songs were passed down from generation to generation.
What is the history of the definition unique?
Unique means one of a kind or other words different.
Are Native Americans a culture or civilization?
Both! They been on the North American and South American Continents for Thousands of years before the Portuguese and Spanish Came here Thousands of years before the Whites came. each has their culture, Some similar and each unique. and many still carry their traditions even today. in the north America there are Bands of the Pacific North west and Southern and Eastern tribes All have the Drum in common.
Burial and mourning practices of pre-colonial time?
Each pre-colonial culture had a different burial and mourning practice, all of which vary widely. Some involve cremation of the body, and others involve interrment of the body beneath a large burial mound. Some mourning practices involve large dances and celebrations of life, while others are much more sorrowful. The pre-colonial cultures each expressed their sorrow differently, and processed the loss of a life in unique ways.
What are examples of the Philippines contribution to the US?
cuisine, culture, language, tinikling/other dance, and as a unique ethnicity Filipinos help transform what it means to be Asian.
