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2. Indirectly, the homeschooling of Thomas Edison created great wealth for himself and his country. He never gave up, he worked endlessly on all his projects. The thing about homeschooling is, you either make it big or you blow it all. It all depends on personal discipline and diligence. If you don't have that, you'll fail because you're alone and there's not a lot of push or encouragement from peers. Thomas Edison, however, was diligent in the extreme, so the sky was the limit; the discipline he learned from being his own student he used for the rest of his life.  

2. Indirectly, the homeschooling of Thomas Edison created great wealth for himself and his country. He never gave up, he worked endlessly on all his projects. The thing about homeschooling is, you either make it big or you blow it all. It all depends on personal discipline and diligence. If you don't have that, you'll fail because you're alone and there's not a lot of push or encouragement from peers. Thomas Edison, however, was diligent in the extreme, so the sky was the limit; the discipline he learned from being his own student he used for the rest of his life.  

3. Americans

3. Americans were definitely more independent, more headstrong during the years of Expansion. They were able to take care of themselves. After the United States stopped growing (geographically), it led the government to change social and economic policies. Perhaps the generation born in the 1890's was not as tough or confident their parents.

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