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Chapter 6 – Section 2 Pages 140-144 TEKS: 2A, 5A, 5B, 6A, 9A, 10A, 11A, 11B, 11C, 12A, 12B, 16A, 17A, 17B, 18A, 19A, 20A, 20B, 21C, 22A, 22B, 22C
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70% - Europe ancestry 13% - Central & South American ` 12% - African Americans 4% - Asian Americans 1% - Native Americans
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1790s1890sTODAY
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Sunrise to sunset farming VERY hard work. Subsistence farming.
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Manufacturing or service industry. Long hours and low wages. Unsafe conditions 60 hours a week for a total wage of $12.
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Workdays typically inside Office/computer Standard workweek is 40 hours.
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We account for more than 10% of world’s exports. Three factors: Available natural resources Skilled labor force Stable political system Free enterprise: Private individuals own most of the resources, technology and businesses. Operate them with little gov’t control.
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Most Americans work in the service industry. We are a postindustrial economy – where manufacturing is not dominant.
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70% - Europe ancestry 13% - Central & South American ` 12% - African Americans 4% - Asian Americans 1% - Native Americans
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