Lit: Crevecoeur Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Crevecoeur?
A
A French immigrant to North America whose book, “Letters from an American Farmer,” offered one of the earliest expressions of American Exceptionalism.
2
Q
Why did Crevecoeur come to America?
A
He served as a cartographer in the French army during the French and Indian War, moving to New York shortly after and buying a farm.
