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70% - Europe ancestry 13% - Central & South American ` 12% - African Americans 4% - Asian Americans 1% - Native AmericansTRANSCRIPT
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Economy/Culture of the United States
Chapter 6 – Section 2Pages 140-144TEKS: 2A, 5A, 5B, 6A, 9A, 10A, 11A, 11B, 11C, 12A, 12B, 16A, 17A, 17B, 18A, 19A, 20A, 20B, 21C, 22A, 22B, 22C
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A Diverse Society
70% - Europe ancestry
13% - Central & South American
`12% - African
Americans
4% - Asian Americans
1% - Native Americans
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Average American Worker
1790s 1890s TODAY
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Average American worker in the 1790s
Sunrise to sunset farming
VERY hard work.
Subsistence farming.
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Average American worker in the 1890s
Manufacturing or service industry.
Long hours and low wages.
Unsafe conditions
60 hours a week for a total wage of $12.
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Average American worker today
Workdays typically inside
Office/computer
Standard workweek is 40 hours.
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World’s Greatest Economic Power
Land Area
USARest of World
Population
USARest of World
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What makes us so successful?
We account for more than 10% of world’s exports.
Three factors:Available natural resourcesSkilled labor forceStable political systemFree enterprise:
Private individuals own most of the resources, technology and businesses.
Operate them with little gov’t control.
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Modern Jobs in America
•Most Americans work in the service industry.•We are a postindustrial economy – where manufacturing is not dominant.
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A Diverse Society
70% - Europe ancestry
13% - Central & South American
`12% - African
Americans
4% - Asian Americans
1% - Native Americans
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