Abstract
America is one of the best powerful countries in the world,although it only has a short history.However,American culture has contributed a lot to the prosperity of America.It is well-known that America has a diverse culture,generally speaking,integrated by the large-scale of immigration from many different European countries throughout American history.American culture always strongly boosts the Notions of freedom,liberty,and individualism,mainly put forth by the puritans.Actually,the notions of Puritanism are deeply rooted in Americans'mind.Although many thoughts of puritans have been changed and become less meaningful today,it is still clear that some influential principles such as individualism,the separation of church and state,and self-government stay with American consciousness culturally,socially,and politically,This paper focused on how the main principles of Puritanism have influenced America culture.
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