Section 1 A Heritage of Diversity & Exchange Chapter 8 Section 1 A Heritage of Diversity & Exchange

Early On 1763 – Most of Canada & the eastern part of America was ruled by Great Britain Even after the American Revolution in 1783 the area culturally was very similar

Patterns of Culture Develop Historically Native Americans by the sea made their living by fishing and living off of the sea Native Americans in the forests trapped and hunted their food Many of the Europeans who came to America learned these skills, along with how to grow foods, from the Native Americans through cultural exchange

Immigrant Contributions Likewise, the Native Americans learned how to use horses & guns to hunt, and some of the language of the new immigrants Russian & Ukrainian settlers brought winter wheat to the Prairie Provinces of Canada

Cultural Patterns Today Both the United States & Canada have welcomed immigrant to their countries to help cultivate and grow food These immigrants have helped shape both nations Today many people still come to these two countries for various reasons (freedoms, jobs, escape from famine, disease, overcrowding)

Group Up! You are an immigrant just coming to America. You do not speak English, you dress differently, and celebrate different holidays. 1. What will you do to fit in? 2. Do you want to fit in? 3. What might happen if you don’t try to fit in?

Fitting In While Maintaining When people come to a new place they have difficult decisions to make They must decide if they will learn the new culture and language to fit in or keep their traditions from their home land Many will blend the two together so that they don’t feel as though they have lost their identity Chinatown would be an example of where people form China moved to in a city to fit in more quickly and feel less left out

Cultural Ties Because of our close historical ties with Britain, Canada and America have many ties to this day Almost ¾ of our people live in cities Most Canadians live within 200 miles of the American border We dress similarly We practice similar religions (Roman Catholic & Protestant), have high life expectancies, literacy rates, and often take in the same books, movies & television shows

Economic Ties We trade more with each other than any other two countries in the world We trade types of energy and manufactured goods the most We both have high standards of living People from Canada vacation to parts of the U.S. People from the U.S. vacation to parts of Canada