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Chapter 6 sjostrom
Chaopter 6 sjostrom
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| Approximately when did the first immigrants to North America begin to arrive, and from where did they come? | 10,000 years ago and from asia | |
| list the reasons people have immigrated to North America. | political and religious freedom and to find better ecomonic opportunities. Also to get away from homeland war or natural disasters. | |
| What made the US and Canada attractive destinations to immigrants? | Rich natural resources and the regions rapid industrial and economic development | |
| Where do most people in the US and Canada live? | Canada- border. US- northeast and Great regions Both- along coast and inland waterways | |
| How did the development of large commercial farms affect the US? | cities gre, few agricultural laborers were needed, sending people to urban areas for work | |
| Describe the differences between a metropolitan and a megalopolis. | A metro. is a cities with a pop. of at least 50,000 and suburbs and a mega. is formed by a chain of metros. | |
| What natural features are important to inland cities? | rivers, lakes, and inland waterways. | |
| Explain the importance of the St. Lawerance river. | in canada, hips reach cities of Quebec, Ontario, Montrel, Toronto, and Ottawa through the St. Lawerence River; trade | |
| What do cities of Atlanta, Denver, and San Antonio in the US and Regina and Calgary in Canda have in common? | they all grew from agricultural and trading centers | |
| Why is immigration important to the region now? | it helps its population growth. | |
| The cultures of various Native American groups were shaped primarily by location and _______ | climate | |
| Spain controll Florida and vast area _______ of the Mississippi River | west | |
| By the 1700s the Atlantic coast and Hudson Bay were controlled by _______ | England | |
| Immigrants found that the Northeast had plentiful timber and fish and good ______ | Harbors | |
| the war for idependence from Great britian began in ____ | 1775 | |
| in the 1800s settlers in the US and Canada expanded into the _____ | west | |
| Alaska was purchased from ______ in 1867 | russia | |
| The first factories in North America were in the ________ US | Northeastern | |
| Large amounts of ______ mined in OHio and Pennslyvania were used as fuel in factories | coal | |
| the major cash crop in the southern US was ____ | cotton | |
| Southern plantations relied on _____ labor to reap huge profits | slave | |
| Many enslaved Africans escaped to ______, who refused to recognize slavery | canada | |
| Between the years _______ a Civil War was fought for economic and political reasons and to end slavery in the US | 1861-1865 | |
| In the late 1800s, both Canada and the US encouraged _____ and _____ on the Great Plains | settlement and farming | |
| In the late 1800s, the east and west coasts of both Canada and the US were connected by the ________ | transcontinental railroads | |
| in a federal system of government, the central governemtn shares power with state or ______ governments | provincial | |
| the three brances of the US government are the ____, _____, and ______ branches | executive, legislative and judical | |
| in the US the legislature is called the Congress, but in Canada it is called ______ | parliament | |
| Many immigrants came to the US and canada so they could worship _____ | freely | |
| in the US the _______ guarantees religious freedom | bill of rights | |
| Although many religions are represented in both countries, the main religion in the US and Canada is ______ | christianity | |
| In canada there are two offical languages, _____ and ______ | English and French | |
| New mexicao is _______, with both spanish and english spoken | bilingual | |
| Early settlers to North America brought art traditions from ______ | Europe | |
| Native American music often involves the use of drums and ______ | chanting | |
| _______ is a distinctive type of American music that arose in the early 1900s | jazz | |
| ______ apinted new visions of the American West | Georgia O'keeffe | |
| The ______ first appeared in the US. | skyscraper | |
| Among American regional writers ________ wrote about life along the Mississippi river | Mark Twain | |
| Because of their high ______ status, citizens of the US and canada enjoy many personal choices and opportunies | socioeconomic | |
| Unlike the US, the Canadian government _____ health care for all its citizens | pays for | |
| In both the US and Canada, education is _____ | free and compulsory (mandatory) | |
| Canadians celebrate ______, which is a patriotic hoilday. | Canada Day | |
| Location of the Spanish? | Florida coast and down into South America. and a large area west of the mississippi river | |
| Location of the French? | Came through canada and down the Mississippi river. | |
| Location of the English? | Between the Apps and the Atlantic coast | |
| An informal network of safe houses in the US that helped 1000s of enslaved people escape to freedom | underground railroad | |
| railroads that moves from the east to the west across the nation of US | transcontinental railroad | |
| a partially self-governing country with close ties to another country (canada) | dominion | |
| Form of Government without a monarch in which people elect their officals ( US) | republic | |
| Consisting of elected state reps. to both the senate and the house, in the legislative branch | congress | |
| Able to move from place to place | mobility | |
| Branch: includes the president, the vice president and the executive departments that administer various divisions of the national government | executive | |
| branch: congress | legislative | |
| Branch: supreme court adn lower federal courts | judicial | |
| a group of special advisers | cabinet | |
| In canada, national legislature made up of the senate and the house of commons | parliament | |
| Plan of governement made for the US in 1787 | constitution | |
| In US history, offical changes made to the constitution | amendment | |
| the first 10 amendments to the US constitution | bill of rights | |
| canadas native people (occupied Nunavut) | Inuit | |
| Speaking or using 2 languages | bilingual | |
| Musical form that developed in the US in the early 1900s, blending African rhythms and european harmonies | jazz | |
| level of income and education having advantages of many personal opportunies and choices | socioeconomic status | |
| the percentage of people in a given place who can read and write | literacy rate | |
| love for or devotion to one's country | patriotism | |
| people of Quebec | Quebecois | |
| the breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate independent country (Quebec) | separatism | |
| American artist who painted the grim realities of Urban life | Ashcan School | |
| canadian group of painters | Group of seven | |
| the movement of people into one country from another | immigration | |
| North America's first immigrant, who probably moved into the region from asia 1000s of years ago | native american | |
| mild climate region, southern US | sunbelt | |
| The movement of people from rural areas into cities | Urbanization | |
| region that included a central city and its surrounding suburbs | Metro. | |
| a "super-city" that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between boston and washinton DC | megalopolis |
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