The United States and Canada occupy most of the North American continent. This region has fertile plains, rugged mountains, and large metropolitan areas. The two countries share a border and some climate regions, including temperate and arctic regions.
Summarize how the first people reached North America.
Explain how the environment is connected to culture.
Compare how each of the regional cultures in North America was adapted to its environment.
Discuss the achievements of the Ancestral Puebloans.
Explain what we know about Cahokia and the Mississippians.
Analyze the political system of the Iroquois.
Summarize the impact of European colonization in North America.
Explain why the first English colonies were established.
Discuss what enslaved Africans experienced when they came to the English colonies.
Explain how England gained power over most of North America.
Explain how the United States gained independence.
Analyze the challenges the United States faced after independence.
Describe how Canada became a nation.
Identify where people live in the United States and Canada.
Explain why people move to new locations in the United States and Canada.
Compare the cultures that exist in different parts of the United States and Canada.
Identify how Americans and Canadians make a living.
Explain how natural and human resources shape the economies of the United States and Canada.
Compare the American and Canadian systems of government.
Identify the economic challenges that face the United States and Canada.
Describe the social issues that pose challenges for these countries.
Analyze the environmental issues that the United States and Canada face.