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History & Culture

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. Big Idea. Democratic ideas and immigration have shaped history and culture of the U.S. First Democracy. Native Americans

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History & Culture

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  1. 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.

  2. Big Idea • Democratic ideas and immigration have shaped history and culture of the U.S.

  3. First Democracy • Native Americans • Christopher Columbus 1492 • Europeans

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Expansion • Growth in • Population • Economy • Steel, oil, textiles or clothing • Waterways & railroads • Immigration increased 1800-1900's • Creating cultural diversity

  8. 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

  9. U.S. • Member of the United Nation • 190 countries

  10. Government • Democratic Government • Constitutional Federal Republic with strong democratic traditions • Based on constitution • Federal • President & congress • local

  11. Rights & Responsibilities • Vote • Active role in government • Call • Write • Email • Lobby • Run for office • campaign

  12. Diversity of the U.S • Many language • Many religions • customs

  13. Ethnic Groups • Native Americans • African Americans • Hispanic Americans • Asian Americans

  14. Language • English • Bilingual : people who speak 2 languages • Spanish (17 million people) • French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Navajo

  15. Religion • Christian Christmas & Easter • Judaism Hanukkah, Yom Kippur • Muslim Ramadan • Hindu • Buddhist

  16. Foods & Music • Influenced from all over the world • What types of food can you think of?

  17. Popular Culture • Movies • Television • Starbucks • MTV

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