Le rêve américain et le self-made man

Question 1

Who were the Puritans ?

Answer 1

The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to “purify” the Church of England from its “Catholic” practices

Question 2

What did become the symbol of the USA in 1886 ?

Answer 2

Statue of Liberty : symbol of freedom

Question 3

List of self-made men

Answer 3

1. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
2. Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877)
3. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
4. John D Rockefeller (1839-1937)
5. Jay Gould (1836-1892)
6. David Sanders (1890-1980)
7. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)