Transcript Chapter 8

Chapter 8
Cultures of the
United States and Canada
Section 1
The United States
A Nation of Immigrants
Diverse Cultures
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Cultural diversity
 A wide
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variety of cultures
A diverse nation
 Culturally
 Many
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diverse
different ethnic backgrounds
Mexican, Chinese, German, English, Polish
 Geographically
 Many
diverse
different landforms and climates
Cultural Exchange
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Cultural exchange
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A process in which cultures share ideas and ways of
doing things
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Native Americans - Europeans
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Often happens through trade
Horses, growing crops, hunting
Also happens when Immigrants come to a
country
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Russian settlers to the Midwest
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Wheat - now “America’s Breadbasket”
Groups of cultures
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Ethnic group
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A group of people who share a language, history, and
culture.
Regions
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Regions in the United
States have cultural
differences
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Food, accents,
pastimes, musical
styles
Also tied together by
things
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T.V.
Radio
Sports
Section 2
A Mosaic
The People
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Many different groups
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British - 40%
French - 27%
Other European - 20%
Other - 11%
Native American - 2%
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Including Inuit
People
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Bilingual - two official languages
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(French & English)
French Canadian’s
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Quebec
Very concerned with preserving their heritage
Many want Quebec to become a separate country
People
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Indigenous peoples - Chippewa, Inuit, Huron
Much like the U.S. - Many were forced from
their lands and moved to reserves
Reserve - areas that the government set aside
for them to live on. (reservations)
Inuit - convinced Canadian government to
grant them some land in the Northwest
Territory
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Apr. 1st, 1999 became “Nunavut” - “Our Land”
The Mosaic
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The Mosaic-different elements joined by a
common bond
Canada tries to recognize all of its people as
full and equal participants in their government
Concerned with the United State's influence on
their country
Much U.S. influence goes to Canada, but not
much of their come to U.S.
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Exception: Hockey