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Human Geography of the U.S. and Canada

Human Geography of the U.S. and Canada. First Inhabitants. Nomadic people who came from Asia, via Beringia (a land bridge connecting Siberia to Alaska) They moved South along the Pacific coast, and then eventually all the way to the Atlantic

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Human Geography of the U.S. and Canada

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  1. Human Geography of the U.S. and Canada

  2. First Inhabitants • Nomadic people who came from Asia, via Beringia (a land bridge connecting Siberia to Alaska) • They moved South along the Pacific coast, and then eventually all the way to the Atlantic • These people were undisturbed until the Spanish showed up 13,000 yrs later

  3. Europeans Colonization • Spanish founded St. Augustine, FL in 1565 (the oldest permanent European settlement in North America) • English and French showed up around the early 1600s • French along the St. Lawrence River (think Canada) • English further south (first colony was Jamestown, VA in 1607)

  4. Columbian Exchange • The exchange of products from the America’s to Europe, Africa and Asia (and also goods flowing back to the Americas) • From Americas: Potatoes, Corn, Tomatoes, Tobacco • From Europe: Livestock, Fruit, Coffee, and most notably disease

  5. Controlling North America • French and English eventually fight. British take control of lands east of the Mississippi; France is west. • The English lose control during the American Revolution; the French lose control as the US expands, and eventually make the Louisiana Purchase (gaining the lands between the Mississippi and the Rockies)

  6. The US Changes Over Time • From early expansion, the new nation moves Westward. • Those moving westward live a frontier life, while back east the Industrial Revolution takes hold in the major cities (this begins the change from rural to urban) • The nation grows into a world super-power and eventually gets tangled in foreign affairs

  7. US Government • One of the main strengths of the US is the Representative Democracy that exist there. • The People rule through elected representatives • There are 3 branches • Executive – President • Legislative – Congress • Judicial – Court System

  8. Battle for Canada • Both France and England valued the areas in Canada for its fisheries and inland fur trade • In the mid to late 1700s the British defeated the French for control of Canada in the French and Indian Wars. • This forced the French to give up their lands, but French settlers remained

  9. Canada Splits • Due to continued conflicts, the British government split Canada in to two sections: • Upper Canada (Ontario) – around the Great Lakes. Very British and Protestant • Lower Canada (Quebec) – St. Lawrence River. Very French and Roman Catholic.

  10. Canada Moves West • Canada’s westward expansion was made possible through the government’s building of a transcontinental railroad from Montreal to Vancouver, linking the 2 coasts. • Cities developed all over as natural deposits of raw materials were discovered and excavated.

  11. Canada’s Government • Canada has a parliament • This means that the Executive branch and Legislative Branch are combined • The Senate is appointed, the House of Commons is elected, and the Prime Minister is simply the leader of the Majority party in Parliament

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