1. Chapter 19 Section 3 The Americans Pg. 519-525

2. Rich History First Americans used the land to survive –Farmers –Fisherman –Hunters

3. Europeans began to explore the U.S. around A.D. 1500 –Wanted raw materials Set up colonies

4. Federal Republic Government divided between a national government and state governments

5. U.S. Government Executive (enforces the law) President legislative (makes the law) Congress Judicial (makes decisions About the law) Supreme Court

6. U.S. is a Representative Democracy –Citizens elect representatives to make laws Government

7. Constitution Tells people what the government can and can’t do Amend- to change a constitution

8. World Leader After World War II the U.S. became a world leader

9. Out of Many U.S. has the 3 rd largest population in the world –285 million in 2003 –316 million in 2013

10. High Living Standard The average American lives to be about 76 years old

11. Ethnic Groups

12. Language U.S. has no official language Main language is English

13. Religion “Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Separation between church and government

14. Mobility U.S. was once all rural towns Now U.S. has many urban centers Suburbs- Small communities that surround a larger city

15. Security Department of Homeland Security –Est. September 11, 2001 –Helps government agencies to protect the nation from attacks

16. Sports and Recreation Write 3 things that you do in your spare time