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How is the US a melting pot?
The US is considered a melting pot because its a country made up of immigrants from all over the world. All of these immigrants brought with them their cultures which have come to blend together to form the American culture.
Why is the us referred to as the 'melting pot'?
The term "melting pot" refers to a coming together of lots of different races or ethic groups. The citizens of the US are from so many different backgrounds and have come together or melted together to live in one country, this is the reason for the reference
Which of the following is the idea that the different peoples who have come to the US have mixed together to create a new culture?
If "melting pot" was one of "the following", that was probably it.
What was the melting pot town in early colonial Georgia?
Savannah
Why is the US called Mosaic?
At the turn of the twentieth century, when the USA enjoyed the influx of many immigrants from Europe, people from diverse backgrounds had to learn to get along under the rule of common law while celebrating shared ideals. The simile that emerged then was America as a "melting pot," wherein all the various elements would be blended into one strong alloy. After the civil rights movements during the last half of that century, and after the self-assertion of indigenous peoples around the world, there is more emphasis on retaining cultural identities while being a unified people. The simile of a "mosaic" refers to the beauty of a mural composed of disparate pieces of differently colored tiles.
