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What colonial settlement was about¿

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individualism, selfmade man, perseverance ; ambition for wealth, power and land

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American Civil War when

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12.04.1861-9.04.1865
(exploitation, slavery)

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Declaration of independence

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04.07.1776 (self-respect, democracy, equality)

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Constitution

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1787
(27 amendments)

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Bill of rights

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1791

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American revolutionary war

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19.04.1775-03.09.1783

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American identity was created by…

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Assimilation

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melting pot

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a place where many different ppl exist together (integration)

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E Pluribus unum

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out of many, ONE

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unification

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the process of being made into a whole (homogeneity)

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DEMOCRACY BRANCHES(3):

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LEGISLATIVE+CONGRESS (parliament)+ HOUSE OF REPresentatives+SENATE
-makes laws

EXECUTIVE+PRESIDENT+ADMINISTRATION
-enforces laws

JUDICIARY+SUPREME COURT+lower courts
-ensures laws align with Constitution

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FEDERALISM

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Power is shared between the national (federal) government and state governments

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House of representatives

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-elected every 2y
-435 representatives+3 non voting from district of columbia
-25yo, US citizen 7y and resident of the state
(number depends on population)
-right to impeachment
-gerrymandering
-speaker
-bills start only there

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SENATE

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-100 senators (1/2from each state)
-6 years term
-30yo, US citizen 9y, resident of this state at election time

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PRESIDENT

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-elected every 4y (max 2 cadencies)
-35yo, born in US, resident US for 14y
-The ticket (president +vice president-a pair)
-commander of the Army and Navy of US
-unavailable->vice p.->congress appoints (usually speaker)

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BILLS

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-starts from H of R
-goes to 2nd house
-2/3 senate must agree
-send to president who sign it or deny it (veto) within 10 days
-then it return to its house or become a law

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ELECTIONS

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PRE-PRIMARY STAGE
CAUSUSES AND PRIMARIES
1)lectures where they convince you to vote
2)party members choose their candidate for elections
January-June
CONVENTIONS (ticket)
July-August
POST-CONVENTION CAMPAIGN
late August-November
ELECTION DAY
1st Tuesday after 1st Monday of November
270 to win

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AREA POPULATION AND STATES

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AREA over 9 M km
POP around 400 M
STATES 50

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LARGEST AREAS

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NY
LA
Chicago

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ATLANTIC PLAIN

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1)from New England to the Mid of Texas
2)called Bos-Wash
3) oil and natural gas reserves from Gulf of Mexico
4)Cotton Belt

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PIEDMONT

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1)rolling plateau
2)rises to the appalachians
3) 1st cities grew along the nothernfall line

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APPALACHIANS

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1) much eroded
2) from Canada to Alabama
3) coal deposits (the largest in the world)

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CENTRAL LOWLAND

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1)from NY to Canada
2) the great lakes and highlands
3) BREDBASKET (farming)
4) the Ohio and Missouri rivers

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GREAT PLAINS

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1)semi-arid area (deserts)
2) between canada and mexico
3) BADLANDS (rocky places without plants)

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CORDILLERA MOUNTAIN CHAINS AND THE COLORADO PLATEAU
1)highest peaks and active volcanos 2)earthquake zones 3) water distribution (dry climate)
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ALASKA
1)US highest peak - McKinley 2)tundra 3) cold climate
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CORDILLERA
1) gold and silver 2)oil and gas
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HAWAII
1)farming 2)volcanic landscapes
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THE NORTHEAST: New England/Mid-Atlantic
-densely populated -important for economy and culture 1) -upper part -northern and southern -Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut 2) -larger pop -water industry (port cities) -natural resources and better soil -NY, Pennsylvania, NJ, Delaware, Maryland
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SOUTH (upland and lowland)
-11 states -historically important for soil and crops (cotton and tobacco) -called Sunbelt -media industry
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MIDWEST (Industrial and agricultural)
-American heartland (small towns and family farms) -Great Lake states -one of the most productive farmland globally -Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin
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WEST: Southwest/The Mountain States/The Pacific Coast
Southwest (Mexico,Arizona,Utah,Colorado,Nevada) -diverse ethnically -dry climate The Mountain States -Salt Lake city -low but rapidly growing population -technology The Pacific Coast (California,Oregan,Washington,Alaska,Hawaii)
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1 WAVE OF IMMIGRATION
1680-1775
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2 WAVE OF IMMIGRATION
1820-1880
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3 WAVE OF IMMIGRATION
1890-1940
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4 WAVE OF IMMIGRATION
1965->>
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1WAVE OF FEMINISM
19th century
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2nd WAVE OF FEMINISM
1960-1970
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3 WAVE OF FEMINISM
1990-2000s
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4 WAVE OF FEMINISM
2010–>

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