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Americans

Americans. Americans Immigration as a central aspect of U.S. history . Due to the American Dream millions of people have come to the USA Founders : People who established colonies = founders  Because of the customs and laws to

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Americans

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  1. Americans

  2. Americans • Immigrationas a centralaspectof U.S. history. • Due totheAmerican Dreammillionsofpeoplehavecometothe USA Founders: • People whoestablishedcolonies = founders  Becauseofthecustomsandlawsto whichnewarrivalshadtoadjust • English establishedfirst permanent settlement: Jamestown (1607) • Lord Baltimore established Maryland in 1630 as a havenforCatholics • William Penn established Pennsylvania in 1681 forQuakers  The foundershadcomeforeconomicreasonsandreligiousfreedom

  3. Americans Immigration: In termsofethnicculture, theearlycolonialsettlement was largelycomposedby British arrivals Until 1776 (Declarationof Independence), over half ofthe populationcamefrom Great Britain.  White, mainly Anglo-American Protestant dominant culture.  Theypromotedmanyoftheyoung Republic´spolitical, social, constitutional andreligiousinstitutions.  mainstream American Identity (Impact still felt)

  4. Americans Religion: • Second major American culture  rootsare in themanyfaithsthatcolonists, slavesandimmigrantshavebroughttothe New World. Major Religions: • Protestantism (largestandmost diverse ofthe US religions)  dividedintoat least 220 churchesandsects • Roman Catholic Church  predominantlywhitemembership BUT also newimmigrants from South America (Latinos) andfromsouth-eastAsia • Jewish Community • Other Religions (amongothers): Buddhism, Islam

  5. Americans National Identity: • E PluribusUnum = out ofmanyone • Americanness  bindingtheethnically diverse populationtocentralimages:  US Flag (knownas Stars andStripes, Old Glory, Star Spangled Banner)  PledgeofAllegiance  Declarationof Independence  4th ofJuly  Constitution = commonculturalsigns

  6. Americans The Melting Pot:  Israel Zangwill´splay The Melting Pot popularizedtheideathatpeopleof different backgroundswouldeventuallyfusemanyracesandculturesthroughintermarriageandbecome a newpeople.

  7. Americans ThroughoutLiterature: At least fourwavesofimmigration: The followinginformationisadaptedfrom MAUK, David and John Oakland. American Civilization – An Introduction. NY: Routledge, 2009. Print 1st wave: colonialimmigration (1680-1776) = founders, mostlyfrom England 2nd wave: the “old“ immigrants (1820-1890) = Dutch, German, German Jews 3rd wave: the “new“ immigrants (1890-1930) = Italians, Jews, Poles, Hungarians. Also someMexicans, Russians, Czechs, Greeksand Portugeseimmigrated 4th wave: 1965 tothepresent = mainlyLatinosand Asian immigrantgroups

  8. Americans: Sources MAUK, David and John Oakland. American Civilization – An Introduction. NY: Routledge, 2009. Print

  9. Americans: EthnicGroups Minorities: • Native Americans • African Americans • Asian Americans • Latinos

  10. Ethnic Groups Minorities: • Native Americans • African Americans • Asian Americans • Latinos • Patterns formed in thecolonialperiod: • Relations betweenthe natives andthe English weremarkedbydistrust, resentmentanddisastrouswars. • The censusestimatedthewholeorpartly Native-American populationatabout 3 Million. • Of all American ethnicgroups, Native-Americanshavethehighestunemployment, alcoholism, povertyandsuiciderates.

  11. Ethnic Groups Minorities: • Native Americans • African Americans • Asian Americans • Latinos • The country´ssecondlargestminoritygroup. • The mostvisible national figures: • Colin Powell, Condoleeza Rice and Barack Obama whoroseabovetheprejudiceanddivisivepartisanpoliticsofthepastbywinning a clearelectoralvictory Presidentof all thepeople in the United States

  12. Ethnic Groups Minorities: • Native Americans • African Americans • Asian Americans • Latinos • Approximately 15 Million people (2007) • The nationsecond-fastest-growingminority • Aroundtwo-thirdsof all Asian Americans live in just sixstates: •  California (35%) •  New York (11%) •  Texas (6%) •  New Jersey (5%) •  Hawaii (5%) •  Illinois (4%)

  13. Ethnic Groups Minorities: • Native Americans • African Americans • Asian Americans • Latinos • The fastest-growinggroup in thenation

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