1. Chapter 1: A Portrait of Americans
American Government
Mrs. Rickard

2. Section 1
Who Americans Are

3. OBJECTIVES Summarize where Americans live.
Describe how Americans’ jobs are changing.
Explain why there are more older Americans.
Describe why Americans are known for their diversity.

4. Where We Live
Varied Landscape
Physical landscapes
Numerous climates

5. Americans on the Move Originally farms, small villages
East coast
Later in urban areas
75%
Sunbelt,
southern/western
states
Fastest growing population
End all 3rd 9/8

6. American Workforce Early Americans Today Farming Manufacturing
Technology
Service jobs
End all 2nd and 5th 9/12

7. More Older Americans Medical care Average age 77 “Baby Boom”
Life expectancy
Average age 77
“Baby Boom”
By 2050, # of senior citizens will have doubled
ge_structure.html (population pyramid)

8. Diversity Differences Different backgrounds
Nationalities
Ethnicities
Race
“Diversity is the one true thing we have in common. Celebrate it everyday.” -Anonymous
End ethnicity 2nd 9/13; end all 5th 9/13

9. America: A Cultural Mosaic
Section 2
America: A Cultural Mosaic

10. OBJECTIVES Explain why people from other countries come to America.
Identify the five major groups of Americans.
Describe how diversity has affected American society.

11. European Americans Immigrants
Religious, political, and economic freedom
English, Irish, Scottish
Language, government
End all 2nd 9/14

12. European Diversity Protestants Eastern European Jews
Political/economic freedom
Irish, Italians, Greeks
Crop failure

13. African Americans Slavery 2nd largest group Brought against will
Discrimination vs. racism
End all 5th 9/14

14. Hispanic Americans Common heritage Language Catholic religion
Face racism and
discrimination
3rd: end a) 9/19
9th: end b) 9/19

15. Asian Americans Gold Rush (1849) Languages Religions
Businesses, railroads, farming, fishing
Exclusion Laws
Languages
Religions
End 1. 2nd 9/15

16. Native Americans 1st Americans Diverse lifestyles, religions, cultures
Effect of wars and disease

17. The American Identity American Mosaic Mosaic
Native culture mixed with U.S. culture
Melting pot vs. mosaic
End 2nd 9/16

18. Immigration Primary Sources
h-pull/letterstohome.html

19. Naturalization Test
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20. The Values That Unite Us
Section 3
The Values That Unite Us

21. OBJECTIVES
Describe how American values continue to attract immigrants.
Define the basic values that unite us as a nation.
Explore why our society does not always reflect our ideals.

22. Equal Respect
Beliefs
Values
End all 2nd and 5th 9/19

23. Equality Equal respect Same rights and opportunities
Limited by ability, energy, and interests
End all 3rd and 6th 9/15

24. Freedom Go where you want; say/choose what you want
Should not interfere with others’
End 2a 3rd 9/23
End 2b 9th 9/23

25. Justice
Fair treatment
The same?

26. The American Ideal Model of how U.S. should be
Ideal of equal respect vs. reality
Ideal is what we hope our society will become