Chapter 19 Section 3

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Chapter 19 Section 3

• The Americans
• Pg. 519-525

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Rich History

• First Americans used the land to survive
• Farmers
• Fisherman
• Hunters

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• Europeans began to explore the U.S. around A.D.
  1500
• Wanted raw materials
• Set up colonies

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Federal Republic

• Government divided between a national government
  and state governments

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U.S. Government
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• U.S. is a Representative Democracy
• Citizens elect representatives to make laws

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Constitution

• Tells people what the government can and cant do
• Amend- to change a constitution

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World Leader

• After World War II the U.S. became a world leader

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Out of Many

• U.S. has the 3rd largest population in the world
• 285 million people

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High Living Standard

• The average American lives to be about 76 years
  old

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Ethnic Groups
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Language

• U.S. has no official language
• Main language is English

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Religion

• Congress shall make no laws respecting an
  establishment of religion or prohibiting the free
  exercise thereof
• Separation between church and government

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Mobility

• U.S. was once all rural towns
• Now U.S. has many urban centers
• Suburbs- Small communities that surround a larger
  city

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Security

• Department of Homeland Security
• Est. September 11, 2001
• Helps government agencies to protect the nation
  from attacks

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Sports and Recreation

• Write 3 things that you do in your spare time