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Name_____________________________________________ History and Governments of the United States and Canada Read pages 134-141 and respond to the following: History of the United States The First Americans 1- Who, when and how did the first humans get to the Americas? Who: ____________________________________________________ When: How: ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 2- Who were the descendants of these people? _________________________________________________________ The Colonial Era 3- Define: “colonies”_________________________________________ 4- Which three countries set up colonies in North America? __________________________________________________________ 5-In which parts of North America did each country establish colonies? ____________________: ________________________________________________ ____________________: _______________________________________________ ____________________: ________________________________________________ 6-Why did the colonists declare their independence from Great Britain? ________________________________________________________________________ 7- In what year was the United States officially recognized by Great Britain as an independent nation? __________________________________ Expansion and Growth 8- List two ways the United States expanded to the Pacific Ocean 1: ___________________________________________________________________ 2: ___________________________________________________________________ 9- Who suffered as a result of this expansion? In what ways did they suffer? Name 2. Who: __________________________________________ 1: ___________________________________________________________________ 2: ___________________________________________________________________ 10- List 3 reasons for population growth in the United States in the 1800s. 1: _______________________________________________________ 2: _______________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________ 11- Explain 3 ways the American economy had changed during the 1800s. 1: _____________________________________________________________________ 2: _____________________________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________________________ 12- Explain how the economy of the southern states led to a civil war. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ A World Leader 13- Explain the Cold War. Who was involved? What was it about? When did it start/end? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 14- Define: “terrorism” ____________________________________________________ 15- Explain what happened on September 11, 2001. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 16- What was the aftermath [effect] of September 11? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ History of Canada Early Settlement 17- Who were the first people to arrive in Canada? When did they arrive there? ________________________________________________________________________ 18- In the 1500 and 1600s, both England and France claimed areas of Canada. Which Canadian cities were founded by the French? ________________________________________________________________________ An Independent Nation 19- How did the Dominion of Canada operate? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Governments of the United States and Canada U. S. Democracy 20-The creators of the United States Constitution wanted a government with limited ___________________ so that the _______________ of the people would be protected from _________________________ interference. To achieve these __________________, the creators applied the principle of separation of powers. 21- Explain separation of powers.____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 22- Define: “federalism” ________________________________________________________________________ 23- In the U.S. federal system, people are citizens of both the ________________ and their _______________________. 24- As a result, _____________________ have the right to ___________________ for both _____________________________ and _______________________ leaders. 25- Citizens have the duty to make _____________________ _____________________ when they ____________________________.. Citizens also have the responsibility to obey ___________________________ and ____________________________ laws. 26- What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights? ________________________________________________________________________ Canadian Democracy 27- Explain Canada’s parliamentary democracy ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________