The American dream The American Dream is a welcoming, motivating force that inspires people to achieve and negotiate things that we might not otherwise strive for. Its absurdity makes it all the more compelling. The American Dream is a term that refers to the ideal that anyone can achieve success and substance in America through hard work and determination. It is consistently associated with the values of freedom, democracy and opportunity. The American Dream has its roots in the desires and aspirations of the first European settlers and settlers. The last of these people came to North America to escape dictatorship, religious and political persecution, or poverty. Their reasons for coming in 1776 were captured by the authors of the Declaration of Independence “We clearly hold these truths, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. 1 The expression "American Dream" was pursued by American businessman and historian...