1. United States and Canada History

2. I. Early Exploration American exploration
Many native tribes lived in North America
Spanish came first looking for gold.
French and English come later
French came looking for fishing and fur trade
Leads to Columbian Exchange.

4. II. Growth of an Union Control
French and English fought over territory-French and Indian War.
English win, gain control of land east of the Mississippi River.

6. B. Colonists grow tired
1776 colonists sign and write Declaration of Independence.
Stems from taxation.
Win their independence and write the Constitution.

7. C. Growing the Nation Louisiana Purchase-1803 from France
Sectionalism grows-North industrialized and South depended on slave labor.
Civil war ( ) North wins.

9. III. An Industrial and Urban Society
A. Westward Movement
1. Many people migrate west (Manifest Destiny)
2. Removal of Indians becomes the focus
3. Transcontinental railroad completed in 1869.
4. Railroads transport products coast to coast. Long cattle drives come to an end.
B. Industrialization and Urbanization
New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit expand.

10. Hot Question
If the transcontinental railroad was built 50 years later, how would the development of the West Coast be different.

12. IV. World Power U.S. seemed self-sufficient.
Removed from European conflict-Oceans
Expansionism/Zimmerman Note led to World War I.
Pearl Harbor Attack - Entered World War II.

13. Hot Questions What propelled the US into WW2?
How did the US evolve into becoming a World Power?

14. B. Suburbs, Civil Rights, Technology
Movement to suburbs and warmer climates
Many immigrants came from Latin America and Asia.
1960’s and 1970’s Civil Rights movement for African Americans
Women’s Role changed-started working outside the home.
Vietnam-student protests
Computers are on the rise creating a shift to the modern era.

15. Why did urbanization occur in the US after WW2?
Hot Question
Why did urbanization occur in the US after WW2?

16. C. Global
Cold War
International leader

17. What was the significance of the Cold War?
Hot Question
What was the significance of the Cold War?