Freedom In America Research Paper

America is great due to its' freedom but freedom is something that needs defended. Freedom needs defended because it is what defines our country and what has created us the way we are. Freedom is not something that is passed on from bloodline to bloodline but instead is something that is learned from our elders and shared as our culture.
But what is freedom; freedom is "the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint." This allows us to practice any religion we please. It also give us the ability to say what we please. The first generation to have freedom was earned after our ancestors fought in the American Revolution. This freedom has been passed down generation to generation ever since.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." -Ronald Reagan
Religion is similar in this sense to freedom were the ideas and beliefs are passed on by those who raise us rather than through bloodline. If it was not shared by your parents then you would not know …show more content…
However, there are two kinds of slaves; indentured slaves and chattel slaves. Indentured slaves are slaves that sell themselves for something in return (during this time it was often to go to America) and after they pay the slave owner back; by working the agreed amount of time they are then free. These slaves are now free but what about their children? Their children could then become a chattel slave that was never released. Proving that freedom is not in our blood, even though the previous heritage of the captives were free they still had to protect themselves from becoming captive as a