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1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Being an American
What are some traditions that your family practices? Do you know what country(ies) your family is from? Why is the U.S. known as a “Nation of Immigrants”? Immigrants: People who move permanently to a new country.(Around 13% of U.S. pop. Was born elsewhere)

2 History of Immigration
20,000 years ago- 1st people arrive in land that would be U.S. (Asia- native americans) 1500’s- Spanish- FL, TX, CA 1600’s- French, Dutch, English began to arrive French: Canada, along Mississippi R, Louisiana Dutch: New Amsterdam (NY) English: E. Coast, Jamestown (1607) Late 1600’s – 1700’s: German, Swedish, Irish, and Scottish

3 A History of Immigration
Early 1600’s – 1807: Over 500,000 Africans brought by force (Western & central Africa- “Middle Passage” 1830’s-1860’s- Over 5 million people came to the U.S. (Ireland, Germany, gold rush) Another 10 million more (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) : Around 22 million from Southern & Eastern Europe (Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia)

4 Immigration Transformation
: U.S. pop. Climbed from 12 million to around 120 million Mid 1800’s: Urbanization movement (factories) “Great Migration”- newly freed African Amer’s. moved northward By over ½ of U.S. pop. Lived in cities (Blue collar v. white collar)

5 Immigration Transformation
Recently, more women in labor force Decline of manufacturing jobs, increase in “Service” jobs. “Outsourcing” Ethnic Group- People in America that share a common national, cultural, or racial background (Diversity)

6 Values: Broad ideas about what is good and bad.
Values & Institutions Values: Broad ideas about what is good and bad. What kind of values have allowed American diversity to prosper? Institutions: Key practices, relationships, and organizations in a society. What is the most important institution in American life? Other important institutions?

7 Government Institutions
Popular Sovereignty: The ability of people to rule over themselves (DOI) 2 ideals of American gov’t Representative gov’t. Limited gov’t. (checks, Bill of Rights)


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