Chapter 11 英美文化概况 美国 people概要1.pptVIP

The People Chapter 11 IV. Religion Ⅴ. The American Society Ⅲ. Languages Ⅱ. Population and Settlement I. The “Melting Pot” Settlers are from Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Canada, etc. Dissipating their different ethnic cultures toward some standard by living and working together in the “melting pot”. I. The Melting Pot Video: Melting Pot American Indians 300-plus tribes and a total of 8 million in 18th century Driven to barren desert regions, “Indian Reservations” Now 2.5 million, less than 0.9% of the population of US. WASP White Anglo-Saxon Protestants from England, northern and western Europe Irish peasants, German political refugees, Italian tenant farmers, and Eastern European Jews were attracted by economic opportunities, religious and political freedom. Peak of immigration: between 1880-1914 WASPs: the dominant ethnic group Black people Descended from Negro slaves from Africa Slave labor : 18th, the mode of production in the southern colonies Abraham Lincoln: Emancipation Proclamation , 1863, the civil war 34.658 million, 12.3% The second largest ethnic-racial minority Scatter around the 12 industrial centers Next to Hispanics II. Population and Settlement Settlement Hispanics: more than 35.305 8 million, 12.8% Surpassed the number of the Black Americans Mexico had owned the West and Southwest until 1840s-1850s. Mexican-American Cuban refuges (slums of the New York City) , 2. Asian Americans Chinese: (overseas Chinese, 3.5%) Coolies were tricked and shipped to US in the 19th century to build railways Filipinos South Koreans Vietnamese Laotians Cambodian Population Population: 306,805,000 (Mid-2009)? Density: 32 (population/sq. km.)? The United States makes a complete census, or count, of its people every 10 years. Almost the whole eastern half of the country is thickly inhabited. Good climate and fertile soil in the Pacific Coast and the discovery of gold in California attracted pioneers mo