Chapter 1 Section 1 Being an America

Bell Ringer-write it on a piece of paper Pick One question and answer it in full sentences 1. What do you now about your family history? 2. Where did your family come from? 3.Why would individuals want to live in the United States of America? 4. When did your family come to America and why? Complete vocabulary for each word in chapter 1-4 section 1 (what you do not finish in the time allowed will be homework

SWBAT=Students will be able to What are the objectives for the day? SWBAT explain the areas where Americans came from SWBAT analyze the transformation of the American population SWBAT explain what Americans value and why

Focus the following guided question: From what areas did early Americans come? Notes: A Diverse Population: People in the US share many traditions but they also share individual traditions brought from other countries About 13% of all Americans were born in other countries Foreign-born people are Immigrants: people who move permanently to a new country

Task: Create a list of reasons why people would leave their native country

Read the second paragraph on page 4-write down two facts about the U.S. population mentioned in the paragraph Lets share out two facts that you all pulled out of the paragraph

As we read the next couple of paragraphs, With the person sitting next to you Create a timeline about the History of Immigration 1500s: Spanish made first permanent homes in America 1600s: People from France, Netherlands, and England came to North America 1700s: people started to arrive from Germany, Sweden, Ireland, and Scotland 1807: Congress passed a law that stopped the practice of bring enslaved people to U.S. 1830: more then 5 million came to USA, mostly from Ireland and Germany 1848: Gold was discovered-thousands of new immigrants came from China 1890-1924: 22 million Immigrants came from Italy, Greece, Poland, Russia 1900: large portion of immigrants came from Asia and Latin America

Task: Complete the following question in complete sentences, by yourself What trend in the 1980s and 1990s is described in the paragraph?

What trend in the 1980s and 1990s is described in the paragraph? More immigrants from Asia and Latin America More than half of all the people in the US who were born in another country come from Latin America

Ongoing transformation Between 1830 and 1930, the nations population grew from about 12 million people to nearly 120 million people What were two things these new immigrants brought to America?

Over the years, the American population changed in other ways People began moving from rural areas to cities Business owners were building new industries that needed more workers They paid higher wages People left farms for cities

After the Civil War.. African Americans who had been enslaved were freed Many left the south for northern cities in hopes of finding jobs

By the 1920s more then half of all Americans lived in towns or cities Blue Collar Workers: term refers to those who worked in factories White Collar Workers: term refers to those who worked in schools, offices, and stores

Over the past few decades, the working world has continued to change More women were in the labor force # of factory jobs decreased # of service jobs increased

Read the first paragraph under “Values and Institutions” Write a definition of the word Value

Vales are important because they influence how people act Values are broad ideas about what is good or desirable and what is bad or not desirable Vales are important because they influence how people act Shared values help unite all Americans These shared values include: Freedom Equality Opportunity Justice Democracy Unity Respect for one another Tolerance

Based on the definition, what are your personal values? Where did you learn these values? Do you believe they are similar to your peers?

Our shared values are reflected in the important institutions of American Life Institutions are the key practices, relationships, and organizations in a society Create a list of at least four institutions in your life

The most important institution in American life is the family The family is the center of social life In families, parents and older family members teach children their values, both personal and national

American government institutions reflect how strongly Americans value freedom Freedom is the right to make one’s own choices in life without interference from the government The American government is based on popular sovereignty Popular Sovereignty means the government receives its power from the people The Constitution makes sure the government is limited in power