How does colonial American philosophy mean for identity to be constructed? How in your opinion does this contribute to there being contradictory expectations about identity for certain American communities?

Colonial American philosophy

How does colonial American philosophy mean for identity to be constructed? How in your opinion does this contribute to there being contradictory expectations about identity for certain American communities? Then, how does American Transcendentalism mean for identity to be constructed? How in your opinion is this supposed to be a response to colonial American philosophy and to its contradictory expectations about identity for certain American communities?