Setting
What body of water is 1,885 miles long?
Rio Grande
The belief in where Americans should own land from coast to coast
Manifest Destiny
What three countries had colonists settle in modern say America?
Britain, France and Spain
Where did the united States get its Democratic roots from?
Ancient Greece
spend money to make money is what?
capitalism
Mountain range that goes through United States and Canada
Rocky Mountains
Why does most of Canada speak French?
France migrated and settled there
What is urbanization?
when people move from rural areas to cities for jobs in factories
What is civil disobedience?
protesting peacefully to make a point
Define supply and demand
higher supply & small demand = high prices
low supply & high demand = low price
supply and demand the same = good price
What states border Texas?
New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana
What is the most known Mexican dance?
Jarabe Tapatio
* Intolerable Acts *Stamp Act
*Boston Tea Party *American Reaction
*Yorktown * Lexington and Concord
How are all these related?
American Revolution
What is the 1st amendment?
Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition and speech (R.A.P.P.S.)
define the 3 levels of economy
Level 1: developed - rich country
Level 2: developing - getting rich/ out of poverty
Level 3: underdeveloped - poor country
large shapes in the earths crust that shift and move slowly
tectonic plates
Celebrating the Battle of Puebla and Mexicos heritage/identity
Cinco de Mayo
Why did the French and Indian War happen?
arguing over land and colonizing in the Ohio River Valley (going west)
What are the 3 branches of government and what do they do?
legislative - makes laws
executive - enforces laws
judicial - interprets laws
What is the USMCA (United States Mexico Canada Agreement?
most recent trade agreement between the countries
When tectonic plates slide next to each other
Transform
What defines a countries economic level?
Their standard of living (GDP, literacy rate, infant mortality rate, and life expectancy)
westward expansion and the border being either the Rio Grande or Nueces River caused what?
Mexican-American War
British colonization of North America politically influenced what kind of government in United States and Canada?
limited government
What does being interdependent mean?
parts of a product are produced in different places, but assembled elsewhere