Unit 2 United States and Canada Migration and

Unit 2: United States and Canada Migration and creating a nation

Review: Migration • Oldest known Americans in Louisiana date to the Paleolithic period • “Paleo” means ancient or old • Came around 10000 BC (Before the death of Christ) by way of Berignia from Asian countries. • Nomadic people that used Mastadons as a source of food, clothing, and shelters that could easily be taken down and relocated.

How the first Americans got here • The Land Bridge Theory has been widely accepted since the 1930’s. • This model of migration proposes that people wandered from Siberia into Alaska, tracking big game animal herds. They were able to cross between the two continents by a land bridge called the Bering Land Bridge (Berignia), which spanned what is now the Bering Strait. – An exposed land bridge that was at least 1, 000 miles wide existed between Siberia and the western coast of Alaska. – From the archaeological evidence gathered, it was concluded that this culture of big game hunters crossed the Bering Strait around 12, 000 years ago.

Creating a Nation: What is so great about us • The US occupies 2/5 of the North American Continent • 3 rd largest country in area and population • It is it’s rich natural resources , moderate climate, fertile soil and plentiful water that has attracted immigrants

Settling the land: Nomads to Europeans • First immigrants came by way of the Bering Land Bridge – Spread along the Pacific and east to the Atlantic coast – Inhabited undisturbed until the 15 th century • EURO PEANS

Settling the land: Nomads to Europeans • Europeans began to explore the “New World” – Spain 1 st • Searched the Southeast and Southwest for gold • 1565, founded St. Augustine, FL – Oldest permanent European settlement in the United States

Settling the land: Nomads to Europeans • French – Came searching for riches in fur trading and fisheries – First settlement was in South Eastern Canada • Acadia (Nova Scotia) – Other settlements were along the St. Lawrence River and along the Northern coast of the US

Settling the land: Nomads to Europeans • English – Arrived in the 16001700’s – Settled to the South on rivers and bays along the Atlantic coast (Maine to Georgia) • First Permenant settlement Jamestown Virginia (1607)

Settling the land: Nomads to Europeans • Europeans moved in…Native Americans moved away • 1617 Europeans began to transport Africans to work as slave laborers on cotton and tobacco plantations in the Mid Atlantic states – About 600, 000 total were brought to the US

Columbian Exchange • The plants, animals and disease transfer between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres – Starting with the first voyage of Christopher Columbus

The 1800’s • Brought rapid growth after the Revolutionary War • Westward Expansion-the push west towards and beyond the Mississippi River. • Louisiana Purchase 1803 purchase of land from France that doubled the size of the United states for $15 million