US History CH3. A Land of Plenty. Bell Ringer Why was the United States so full of natural resources...
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Bell Ringer
• Why was the United States so full of natural resources when the colonist arrived?
• Why is the United States special when it comes to natural resources?
• Draw a map of the United States without looking. Include as much detail as you can (mountains, rivers, wooded areas, etc)
US Geography
• Before we start our lesson about the resources of the United States you are going to take a short quiz.
• It should be simple….. • You will get 5-10 minutes to complete this.• There are exactly 50 questions.• Name the 50 states.
Natural Resources
• The United States had a distinct advantage from the very start. It had an abundance of just about everything.
• Native Americans did not use the land, but instead lived with the land. For this reason colonists showed up to vast forests, abundant animals, and untouched mineral deposites.
• This was radically different from what many of the colonists were use to.
• European societies had existed for hundreds of years. They had systematically worn down their supply of natural resources.
• The US is lucky to have good farm land, large forests, fish in the sea, mountains, minerals, numerous natural harbors, large supplies of fossil fuels (oil & natural gas), and just about everything else.
Cities vs Farms
• One of the early debates in US history was should the new nation be industrial or agrarian?
• Thomas Jefferson supported the idea of Agriculture, Alexander Hamilton supported the ideas of Cities.
• Early on the nation will start to favor cities, and even as people move westward the US will favor industry.
Census
• In 1790 the US had the first Census (official count of population). 3.9 million people
• Today:– From 1870 to 1920, the number of people living in
U.S. cities increased from 10 million to more than 50 million.
– By 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the nation’s population at 308.7 million.
– About 83 percent of the population lived in metropolitan areas.
Regions
• Regional differences can not be over looked in the development of the USA.
• Those regions can stick together because of a common shared concept.
• Regions helped lead to the Civil War.
Expansion of the USA• Washington warned against expansion or
international involvement when he stopped being president.
• The US has done both.• Because of the development of jet planes,
telecommunication, internet, etc the world has become increasingly small.
• For this reason cultures, economies, and international policies from around the world have begun to blend. This is an idea known as globalization.
Globalization
• The US is even more linked to the idea of globalization as there are so many people who immigrated to this country.
• The US is known as the melting pot. • This idea of everyone having something
positive to contribute, and sharing between cultures not only influences our economy and foreign policy, but our daily lives.