An American can be described in many ways. Americans from the 1700's, 1800's and today all have differences and similarities; these can be affected by technology, culture, location and government. Each similarity and difference tells you a little more about Americans and their role in society, making America what it is today.
             Technology in America has changed over the years and done so quite rapidly. In the 1700's Americans did a lot of hard farm work because they didn't have the technology to have a machine to do the work of hundreds of people in less time like Americans do today. The technology Americans had in the 1700's they brought over with them from Europe. In order to communicate with each other they had to travel down rivers and roads. They did not have cell phones or the Internet to send an e-mail from their home to anywhere in the world in a second like Americans today do. In the 1800's the technology was not much more advanced than the 1700's, but they did have ships and built canals. They were able to begin producing at a higher quality for a lower price. Americans became more intelligent through the years. They formed new opinions and tried out new ideas, some of which failed and some improved technology greatly. We are starting to witness the beginning of a new era in Americans today. It is full of information and technology. Today we have inventions such as the stealth fighter, the computer and nuclear power plants. Things that were only imagined in the past have now become today's reality. Single machines hold the jobs that would have taken hundreds of men to accomplish by hand in the 1700's and1800's. Technology is not always used for the best purposes though. Our great society has allowed the production of many weapons whose sole intention is to create mass destruction and kill large amounts of life. Many people now live in constant fear of the use of these weapons,...