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American’s as a whole would like to think that the United States is the greatest nation on the planet, and for the most part we do. It has been driven into our heads, seen on television and cheered at sporting events. Whether or not this assumption is true, it is easy understood that Americans have an egotistical mindset as a whole. This “mindset” is often referred to as American Exceptionalism and its roots can be drawn from as far away as Europe and chronologically dates back to our nation’s birth. During the seventeenth century Europe was becoming a difficult and unattractive place to live for many of its inhabitants. Overcrowding of major cities, disease, and tyrannical rule allowed Europeans to dream of a better life, a life which would allow them to follow their religion and apply themselves for their own good and prosperity. Europe’s social order