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Government, Economy, and Culture
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Representative Democracy- where the people rule through elected representatives.
3 separate branches: Executive-Carries out
laws Legislative- Enacts laws Judicial- Interprets laws,
and reviews decisions of lower courts.
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AgricultureUnited States feeds itself and the worldReasons- fertile soil, favorable climate, early mechanization of country’s farms.
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Industry Advances in
technology, especially in electronics and computers revolutionized industry and led to the creation of new products and methods of production.
Leading industries: Petroleum Steel Transportation
equipment Chemical
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Phase in which manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role.
Most of Americans work in the service industry. Information processing Finance Medicine Transportation education
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Exports: Raw materials Agricultural
products Manufactured goods
Imports: Automobiles Electronic
equipment Machinery Apparel
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Canada and Mexico are the U.S. most important trading partners. NAFTA
Multinationals- American Corporations that engage in business worldwide
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A nation of immigrants 70% Caucasian 13% Hispanic 12% African-
American 4% Asian-American 1% Native
American
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English dominant language
Spanish is the 2nd most spoken
Religious Freedom More than 1,000
different religious groups
85% Christian 2% Jewish/ Muslim
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1st Artists-Native Americans Pottery, weavings,
carvings Early European
settlers brought with them the artistic traditions of their homelands.
Today, Motion pictures and popular music are two influential American Art forms
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80% of Americans live in Cities or Suburbs Highly developed
transportation network Skilled positions
require advanced education Free public education
Leisure Activities- Sports, museums,
libraries, television, movies, video games, etc.
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Government, Economy, and Culture
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16th and 17th century French claimed Canada
French and Indian War- British defeated French.
French settlers stayed behind.
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Canada divided into two: Roman Catholic French Protestant British
British government split it between two provinces. Upper Canada (Ontario)-
English-Speaking majority.
Lower Canada (Quebec)- French-Speaking majority.
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Problems still existedDominion of Canada
The Dominion was to be a loose confederation, or political union of Ontario and Quebec, and two British colonies on the Atlantic (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick)
Self-government but still part of the British empire.
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1885 1st continental railway- Montreal to Vancouver.
Gold found in Yukon Copper, Zinc, and
Silver later found New railroads and
towns Immigrants came
from Britain and other parts of the world
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Parliamentary government- A system in which both legislative and
executive functions are combined in a legislature called parliament.
The majority’s party leader in parliament becomes- Prime Minister
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One of the world’s richest countries.
Early economy was based on trade of natural resources.
Important Canadian Industries: Farming, logging, mining,
and fishing. Biggest export is forest
products (pulp and paper) Mining is very important
because of Canada’s extensive mineral deposits.
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Biggest export: fish Access to Atlantic, Pacific, and Artic
7th in the world
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15% of Canadians earn their living from manufacturing.
1/5 of Nation’s GDP Automobiles, steel,
household appliances, electronics, and high-tech and mining equipment.
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60% of GDP Finance, utilities,
trade, transportation, tourism, communications, insurance, and real state
Fastest growing service industry: Tourism.
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Historically Canada’s Economy has relied on trade. Fur trade
U.S. and Canada longest open border in the world.
1994 NAFTA (North America Free Trade Association) 85 % of Canada’s export go
to U.S. 75% of Canada’s imports
come from U.S.
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1st people in Canada were the First Nation people and the Inuit.
Metis- people of mixed French and native heritage
More recent immigrants from Europe and Asia
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Bilingual country- French and English
First Nation languages still survive
Many conflicts between Protestant and Roman Catholic exist.
Muslims and Jews are increasing in numbers.
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Much of the population of Canada lives near port cities (Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver)
80% of people live in 10% of land. 4/5 live in the city
75%of French Canadians live in Quebec Native peoples live in 2,300 reserves Inuit live in the Artic North Canadians of Asian decent live in the west
coast
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Most Canadians enjoy a high standard of living.
Sports and Recreation: skating, ice hockey, fishing, skiing, golf, and hunting.
Professional ice hockey, baseball, and basketball teams compete in U.S. leagues.
Lacrosse- developed by Native people
Ice hockey- developed by early European settlers.
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Carvings of the Inuit- Used ivory, whalebone,
soapstone to carve figurines of animals and people in scenes from everyday life.
Group of Seven- Toronto based group of artists.
Stratford Festival in Ontario- honors William Shakespeare.