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The United States and Canada

The United States and Canada. History and Government. Political Map. Source: http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/find_a_center.cfm. Quick History. c. 15000 – 10000 BC: migrations across Bering Strait into the Americas c. 1000: Vikings sight land in North America. Quick History . . . .

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The United States and Canada

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  1. The United States and Canada History and Government

  2. Political Map Source: http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/find_a_center.cfm

  3. Quick History • c. 15000 – 10000 BC: migrations across Bering Strait into the Americas • c. 1000: Vikings sight land in North America

  4. Quick History . . . • 1607: English form colony at Jamestown, Virginia • 1643: French found Montreal • 1682: French claim Louisiana Territory • 1718: French establish New Orleans • 1773: Boston Tea Party; Committee of Correspondence • 1775 – 1781: American Revolution (begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord and ends with the British surrender at Yorktown) • 1776: US – Declaration of Independence • 1787: Creation of the US Constitution

  5. Quick History • 1803: Louisiana Purchase • 1808: US bans importation of slaves • 1812: War of 1812 (between Americans and British) • 1848: US wins the Mexican-American War (wins all lands north of the Rio Grande); California Gold Rush • 1860 – 1890: US westward expansion (results in the forcible removal of Native Americans) • 1861 – 1865: Civil War (1865, Lincoln assassinated) • 1866 – 1977: Reconstruction period in the South (US)

  6. Quick History . . . • 1903: US gains control to the Panama Canal • 1914 – 1918: World War I (US enters in 1917) • 1920: US – women gain the right to vote • 1929: Stock Market crashes; US enters Great Depression which spreads through the world • 1939 – 1945: World War II • 1941: Japanese attack Pearl Harbor; US enters WWII • 1945: United Nations founded in San Francisco

  7. Quick History • c. 1947: Cold War begins between the US and Soviet Union • 1949: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed • c. 1955: US – Civil Rights Movement begins • 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis • 1972: US – Watergate scandal • 1973: US withdraws from Vietnam • 1979: Camp David Peace Accords • 1987: New York – Stock Market crash • 1991: Persian Gulf War • 1992: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established • 2001: US – terrorists destroy World Trade Center

  8. The Region’s Governments • Democratic Republic • A democratic republic is a country which is both a republic and a democracy. • Republic = a government without a king or queen • Democracy = government based on the will of the people • It is one where ultimate authority and power is derived from the citizens • Parliamentary Democracy • A democratic form of government in which the party (or a coalition of parties) with the greatest representation in the parliament (legislature) forms the government • The majority leader becomes prime minister or chancellor

  9. Important Individuals • George Washington • Commander of the Revolutionary Army; • Led American troops to victory in the American Revolution • Selected as the first President of the United States • Aided in the creation of a strong national government that remained outside of European affairs in attempts to grow • Thomas Jefferson • He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. • Actually considered one of the Founding Fathers • Served as the third President of the United States • Previously served as the US Minister to France, and as the first Secretary of State • He was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. • The US purchased the land from France

  10. Important Individuals • Abraham Lincoln • He was President of the United States during the Civil War. • Over the course of his presidency (until his assassination): • Preserved the Union • Ended slavery (Emancipation Proclamation) • Promoted financial and economic modernization • He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play • John F. Kennedy • Served as the 35th President of the United States. • The youngest elected to the presidency, and the first president born in the 20th century. • Important events that occurred in his presidency: • Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the Civil Rights Movement, and the early stages of the Vietnam War. • He was assassinated while participating in a motorcade in Dallas.

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