US introduction

1
US introduction

• Population 275 million
• Federal state
• Washington DC
• States rights

• 50 states
• Hawaii Alaska last to join
• Neighbors NAFTA partners
• Canada
• Mexico

2
Settlement and immigration

• Native Americans
• 300 Indian nations
• Pilgrims arrive 1620s
• Thanksgiving first harvest
• Religious roots
• Important immigration waves
• Original settlers British Dutch
• 1840-80 westward settlement
• Germans, Scandinavians, Irish
• 1880-1920 urbanization
• Southern Eastern Europeans
• 1970s - 2000
• Central America Asia

3
Why did they come?

• Push factors
• Persecution
• Poverty
• Pull factors
• The Dream
• Freedom
• Land
• A fresh start
• The chance to achieve success

4
The regions

• Eastern states
• Southern states
• Mid-Western states
• Rocky Mountain states
• Western states

5
American values

• Freedom
• Individualism
• Independence
• Pragmatism
• Belief
• The family

6
Clintons final message

• Put people first
• Keep building those bridges
• Never stop thinking about the future

7
The Election

• Al Gore- Democrat
• Dems liberal/left
• Clintons legacy
• the prosperity
• the moral issue
• the nerd label
• Holding the center
• taxes - retirement - military spending
• gun control - death penalty - abortion

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The Election

• George W. Bush- Republican
• G.O.P conservative/right
• Father, George--
• lost election to Clinton
• Governor of Texas
• Vague on issues
• Likeable
• makes gaffes