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Unit One: Citizenship - Notes
E PLURIBUS UNUM
Translation: Out of Many, One On every dollar bill
Popular Sovereignty
Popular Vote
The majority win
1 ST PRESIDENT
George Washington
April 30, 1789 March 4, 1797
Census
Population Count
Every Ten Years
Started in 1790
Needed to know population to determine representation in Congress
Representing Us
Asks many other questions to find out information about the lives of Americans.
A Nation of Immigrants
All Americans are either immigrants or the descendants of an immigrant
Native Americans Spanish
Largest Growing of Immigrants in US Today
English
French Africans Other Europeans
Asians
Latinos
U.S. was once known the Boiling Pot now called the Salad Bowl
Immigration Limits
Mid-1800s some discrimination begins against European immigrants
Fear of jobs and land being lost from those already there still an ongoing fear
1920s saw National Origins Act which limited immigration based on nationality
Cause: WWI
Population Growth
Early Population Growth
Large influx of immigrants Naturally high birthrates
Today
Declining birthrate
Economy Advanced Medicine
Late 1900s
People move towards the south and southwest
Reason: Less People
Changing Nation
The United States with every Census
Language Barriers
English and Spanish most popular Bi-lingual areas
Cultural barriers
Religious barriers Aging Population
Education
Economics Government
Values We Share
The American Dream
Legacy of Freedom Government by the people Republic Equality of all Persons
Justice
Imperfect Society in Reality