culture
American Culture and Society
Overview
·The 4th largest in the world in size (after Russia, Canada, and China)
·The 3rd largest in the world in population (after China and India)
·Of all the states, Alaska is the largest, and Rhode Island the smallest
·The Rockies, the backbone of the North American Continent, the Continental Divide
·The Mississippi, the longest river in US
·The most important lakes: the Five Great Lakes (Lake Superior, the largest fresh water lake in the world; Lake Michigan, the only one entirely in the U.S.; Lake Huron; Lake Eire; Lake Ontario)
·Chicago, the largest and busiest port, and the largest industrial and commercial center on the Great Lakes
·Detroit, automobile capital of the world;
·Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii; Juneau, the capital of Alaska
American population
The third most populous country in the world
·Ellis Island of New York was an important immigration reception spot.
·7.8% of the total population were immigrants in 1992, 80% to 90% of whom are from Asian and Hispanic countries
·Arizona, Nevada, Florida, the fastest growing states in population for the last 20years
·The first immigrants in the American history came from England and Netherlands
·Three immigration waves: mid-1810s to 1845; 1860 to 1890; 1890 to 1914, the largest
·The blacks, the largest of the total racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S., first brought to North America as slaves in 1619
·The Asian-Americans, the fastest growing racial and ethnic group in the United States
·Chinese-Americans, the largest group of Asian-Americans
American history
Early Period
·The indigenous peoples of the U.S. mainland, migrated from Asia
·In 1492 Christopher Columbus made first contact with the indigenous people
·The first successful English settlements were the Virginia Colony in Jamestown in 1607, and the Pilgrims ' Plymouth Colony in 1620 (in a ship called ‘Mayflower’)
·With the 1729 division of the Carolinas and the 1732
Overview
·The 4th largest in the world in size (after Russia, Canada, and China)
·The 3rd largest in the world in population (after China and India)
·Of all the states, Alaska is the largest, and Rhode Island the smallest
·The Rockies, the backbone of the North American Continent, the Continental Divide
·The Mississippi, the longest river in US
·The most important lakes: the Five Great Lakes (Lake Superior, the largest fresh water lake in the world; Lake Michigan, the only one entirely in the U.S.; Lake Huron; Lake Eire; Lake Ontario)
·Chicago, the largest and busiest port, and the largest industrial and commercial center on the Great Lakes
·Detroit, automobile capital of the world;
·Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii; Juneau, the capital of Alaska
American population
The third most populous country in the world
·Ellis Island of New York was an important immigration reception spot.
·7.8% of the total population were immigrants in 1992, 80% to 90% of whom are from Asian and Hispanic countries
·Arizona, Nevada, Florida, the fastest growing states in population for the last 20years
·The first immigrants in the American history came from England and Netherlands
·Three immigration waves: mid-1810s to 1845; 1860 to 1890; 1890 to 1914, the largest
·The blacks, the largest of the total racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S., first brought to North America as slaves in 1619
·The Asian-Americans, the fastest growing racial and ethnic group in the United States
·Chinese-Americans, the largest group of Asian-Americans
American history
Early Period
·The indigenous peoples of the U.S. mainland, migrated from Asia
·In 1492 Christopher Columbus made first contact with the indigenous people
·The first successful English settlements were the Virginia Colony in Jamestown in 1607, and the Pilgrims ' Plymouth Colony in 1620 (in a ship called ‘Mayflower’)
·With the 1729 division of the Carolinas and the 1732