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70% - Europe ancestry 13% - Central & South American ` 12% - African Americans 4% - Asian Americans 1% - Native AmericansTRANSCRIPT
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
A Diverse Society
70% - Europe ancestry
13% - Central & South American
`12% - African
Americans
4% - Asian Americans
1% - Native Americans
Average American Worker
1790s 1890s TODAY
Average American worker in the 1790s
Sunrise to sunset farming
VERY hard work.
Subsistence farming.
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.
Average American worker today
Workdays typically inside
Office/computer
Standard workweek is 40 hours.
World’s Greatest Economic Power
Land Area
USARest of World
Population
USARest of World
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.
Modern Jobs in America
•Most Americans work in the service industry.•We are a postindustrial economy – where manufacturing is not dominant.
A Diverse Society
70% - Europe ancestry
13% - Central & South American
`12% - African
Americans
4% - Asian Americans
1% - Native Americans
