Transcript U.S. and Canada

Opener: 12/3 - #6
COPY and answer the following in COMPLETE
SENTENCES:
1.Which U.S. states share a border with Mexico?
2.Do you think those states are affected by that
border? Why or why not? (Explain)
The History of the
United States
North America
Early settlers
Began in the 15th century by the Spanish,
English, and French.
• Jamestown – first English
colony – 1607 – in Virginia
• Pilgrims – 1620
Massachusetts Bay. Came
on the Mayflower.
• Puritans – deeply religious
group that settled in the NE.
• St. Augustine, Florida –
founded by the Spanish in
1565.
English Migration: 1610-1660
First 13 Colonies
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New York
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
American Revolution
(1775 – 1781)
• The 13 British colonies
overthrow the British
empire. All on the east
coast of the United States.
• The Declaration of
Independence on July 4,
1776 established the
United States of America.
• George Washington was
the general of the
American Army and
became the first President
of the United States.
Manifest Destiny
• “From sea to shining
sea”… From the Atlantic
to the Pacific Oceans.
• Western Expansion of the
U.S.
• U.S. Acquires the
Louisiana Purchase, area
of Maine, Texas,
California, Oregon and
Washington and the
American SW.
U.S. Territory Expansion
Civil War (1861 – 1865)
• Battle over slavery, states
rights, new territory and
presidential politics.
• It was heavily
concentrated in the
southern U.S. because of
the numbers of
plantations – need for
laborers (sugar, cotton)
• Harsh measures to control
slaves and keep them
from deserting.
• The 13th Amendment
ended slavery in the
United States in 1865,
Slavery
The World Wars
World War I – 1914-1918
World War II – 1939-1945
• During the 20th Century, the United States tried
to stay out of the European wars, but were
dragged into both.
– World War I – with the sinking of the Lusitania by
German U-boats.
– World War II – with the surprise attack on Pearl
Harbor, HI by the Japanese.
• After World War II, the U.S. became one of the
largest superpowers in the world and remains
one today.
Ariel view by Japanese
pilot of the Pearl Harbor
attack.
Sinking of the U.S.S Arizona
The Cold War (1945 – 1989)
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• U.S and Soviet Union after World War 2.
– Arms race, Space race, communism, capitalism, democracy.
September 11, 2001
• On the morning of September 11th, 2001, four
planes were hijacked. Two crashed into the
Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon, and one
was brought down in Pennsylvania.
• 19 hijackers affiliated with Al-Qaeda killed
around 2,998 people, mostly civilians.
Muhammad Atta,
leader of the hijackers
that led the first plane
into the Trade Center.
Osama bin Laden, the
leader of Al-Qaeda.
Modern Issues
• Immigration – how do we monitor the borders in an
effective way
• Abortion – when does life begin
• Birth Control – who should have access
• Health Care – 40 million Americans have no healthcare
• Racism –Trayvon Martin, Ferguson
• Capital Punishment – death penalty…who gets it, and
who doesn’t
• Religion – the role of science in education
• Secularism – What role should the government play in
religious issues? – Holidays, wearing of religious
materials, drugs in religion
• The Middle East - What role should the U.S. play in the
Middle East today? Is it okay if it is only for oil?