American History’s treasures

Paper instructions:
The Smithsonian Institute makes this statement about

American Identity
“Many of the National Museum of American

History’s treasures give insight into what it has meant to

be an American.
Culturally, Americans have defined themselves in

many ways—through artistic expression, ethnic

traditions, work and play, and home and community

life. The Museum’s collections reflect the diverse roots

of American culture as well as common experiences

shared across lines of race, ethnicity, and region.”
Link:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures/american-identity
Explore the website a bit. Using what you find there,

and resoruces from this week, to what extent do you

agree with the above claim?
or…
Does the Smithsonian support the concept of

Dissent (found in our text) as part of the American

Identity?

American Identities: An Introductory Textbook, Lois

P. Rudnick (Editor), Judith E. Smith (Editor), Rachel

Lee Rubin (Editor) .Wiley-Blackwell (2005). ?

ISBN-10: 0631234322

Dissent in America, Concise Edition, Ralph Young,

Prentice Hall, Concise edition (2008) ? ISBN-10:

0205625894