Download or read book Becoming Americans written by Cary Carson and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1998 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming Americans explains how diverse peoples, holding different and sometimes conflicting personal ambitions, evolved into a society that values both liberty and equality. "Taking Possession," "Enslaving Virginia," "Buying Respectability," "Redefining Family," "Choosing Revolution," and "Freeing Religion" explore the history behind the challenges that divide American society and the forces that unite it.