We The People. An Atlas Of Americas Ethnic Diversity 1988 torrent

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The majority of Americans are descendants of people who came from across the seas, hoping for freer lives or for the chance to grow rich with the bounty of this land. Most of these immigrants were Europea:us, who proceeded to con-quer the new country and destroy most of the native Indian
people that were in their way. In the process the Europeans changed old ways of life and redefined themselves as Ameri-cans. Other people were brought here as slaves from Africa, and still others were incorporated as more territory was added. Opportunities in America have drawn people, espe-cially in recent decades, from Asia and Pacific islands, Latin America and the Caribbean islands, Canada, and the Middle East, as well as from the older source regions of Europe and Africa. Because so many came here from so many different places and because Native Americans have persisted, our
people represent-in their ancestries and races-an un-usually diverse lot. When, two hundred years ago, the Preamble to the Con-stitution of the United States was written, no one anticipated the rich and unprecedented range of origins of those who would later be included in its beginning words, "We the People of the United States." The attempt to incorporate so many different peoples into one society has required continual adjustment. It has
given our society and economy great periodic bursts of en-ergy. But it has also brought much conflict, injustice, and pain