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History & Culture
Main Idea The United States is the world's first modern
democracy The people and culture of the United States
are very diverse.
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Big Idea
Democratic ideas and immigration have shaped history and culture of the U.S.
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First Democracy
Native Americans Christopher Columbus 1492 Europeans
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American Colonies
Colonies 1500's Created by Europeans Colony: a territory inhabited and controlled by
people from a foreign land. British Empire 1700's
Boston New York
seaports
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Colonies
Plantation A large farm that grows mainly one crop Tobacco, cotton, rice
Enslaved Africans worked plantation
1776 July Declaration of Independence
British Revolutionary War Fought against Britain
defeated them in 1781
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Independence
U.S gains Independence Land east of the Mississippi Expanded west
Pioneers: first settlers that traveled west Oregon Trail 2000 miles Lack of food water (scarce) Searching for gold
California
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Expansion
Growth in Population Economy
Steel, oil, textiles or clothing Waterways & railroads Immigration increased 1800-1900's
Creating cultural diversity
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Wars & Peace
• Many wars
– 1900's
– World War I
– World War II
– Cold War
– Korea 1950's
– Vietnam 1960's
– Persian Gulf
– Iraq 2003-2010
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U.S.
• Member of the United Nation
– 190 countries
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Government
• Democratic Government
• Constitutional Federal Republic with strong democratic traditions
– Based on constitution• Federal
– President & congress
• local
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Rights & Responsibilities
• Vote
• Active role in government
– Call
– Write
– Lobby
– Run for office
– campaign
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Diversity of the U.S
• Many language
• Many religions
• customs
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Ethnic Groups
• Native Americans
• African Americans
• Hispanic Americans
• Asian Americans
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Language
• English
– Bilingual : people who speak 2 languages
• Spanish (17 million people)
• French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Navajo
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Religion
• Christian Christmas & Easter
• Judaism Hanukkah, Yom Kippur
• Muslim Ramadan
• Hindu
• Buddhist
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Foods & Music
• Influenced from all over the world
– What types of food can you think of?
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Popular Culture
• Movies
• Television
• Starbucks
• MTV