THE AMERICAN DREAM

Who hasn’t heard about it? “The American dream”. Its creed: nothing is impossible, who wants can! A dream based on people’s hope of a better life, a brighter future; on the faith that anyone who has the willpower and works hard enough can enhance his living-standard. Put in other words: anybody’s life is susceptible to become a tale of rags to riches. This faith is something much anchored to US-American society. It is written in the Declaration of Independence itself: “all men are created equal”, are “endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights" including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”.
But where does this dream, this strong, anchored faith comes from?

The American dream is based on the myth about the foundation of the United States which is linked to its history and has been passed on to subsequent generations.
First of all, to understand why the United States of America could become what they are today, it is crucial to be aware of the immensity of that territory: 9 363 123 km² and its most often fertile nature.
The United States of America already existed before being discovered by the European.
The territory was at that time populated by tribes (Apaches, Sioux, Cheyenne,…) who came from Asia through the Bering Strait. They were about 2 millions when the European arrived. But 90% of these Amerindian, wrongly named Indian by Christophe Colomb who thought to have reached the Indian coast, disappeared during the first years of colonization. During the 16th century, beginning of the European colonization, the powerful kingdom of Spain took possession of Middle America as well as of a considerable part of South America. During the 17th and 18th centuries, North America was mainly colonized by the French and the British. The main reason why those colonists left Europe behind was because of religious persecutions. They sought asylum in America where they hoped to be free to practice their own religion. In addition