American identity -November 6th , 2022 -sama el aggad 9A Americans are the citizens of the United States of America. Although direct citizens make up the majority of Americans, many people can claim an American nationality and identity. National identity can be described as a system of characteristics and values in a nation, American identity has been based historically on race, ethnicity, religion and culture. somebody's identity and evolution is impacted by a variety of internal and external factors like society, family, ethnicity, race, culture, media and life experiences, and those things help people decided and figure out how they identify, so what it means to identify as an American, to be or to become an American, a person does not have to be any particular national, linguistic, religious, or ethnic background. being an American is a commitment to the political and abstract ideals of liberty, equality, and republicanism. The set of values and beliefs and the commitment t