Cultural history of the United States
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This includes knowledge, customs, and arts of Americans; and events in the social, cultural, and political spheres.
Before European colonization
The Americas before European colonization were home to a variety of societies, economies, and cultures.[1]
The Columbian exchange was a series of biological and cultural transfers between Europe, Africa, and Asia, on the one hand, and North and South America, on the other.[2] Among these were concepts of liberty, private property, and labor.[3]
Justice system
Prior to the early 19th century, people were infrequently jailed. Jails were considered too expensive and could not competently secure a criminal for a lengthy period. Those convicted were either flogged, placed in stocks for a time, or hanged. In 1829, an attempt was made to reform (induce repentance in) convicts by incarcerating them in a penitentiary. Strict silence was enforced. This model was widely copied and persisted for nearly a century. Authorities conceded failure when those incarcerated often went insane through lack of social contact.[4]
See also
- Architecture of the United States
- Christianity in the United States
- Counterculture of the 1960s
- Cuisine of the United States
- History of education in the United States
- History of women in the United States
- United States religious history
- Entertainment:
- Cinema of the United States
- Television in the United States
- Sports in the United States
- Theater of the United States
- Video gaming in the United States
- Fine arts:
- Dance of the United States
- Literature of the United States
- Music history of the United States
- Music of the United States
- Poetry of the United States
- Sculpture of the United States
- Visual arts of the United States
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-19-062597-9. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- S2CID 144318805.
- OCLC 1237349194.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ Johnston, Larry (January 11, 2012). "Shhh! Silent prisons were something to shout about". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 7B.
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