I was talking about the variant of culture that I considered my heritage, not that of any other American; I don't believe there is a single package you could call "American culture", nor do I think that is what the question calls for.

Many Americans share many of those values. They are part of popular sterotypes about the founding of the country, in some case, for example, and they are often embedded in the myths that get taught about Davy Crockett, Thomas Edison, Jefferson, Paine, Tesla, LEwis and Clark's crew, and other icons of the stereotype.

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