-         The US holds a census every year ending in a 0.

-         The south and the west are the two regions in the US that are growing the fastest, population wise.

-         The Americas were named after Amerigo Vespucci because he was the first to realize that this new land, the Americas, was a new continent.

-         New Spain existed in the western hemisphere from 1492-1848.

-         Spain had land in the Americas in Cuba, Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. They also had Mexico until the Mexican Revolution.

-         America got land from Mexico after the Spanish American war in 1898 and we got land from Spain after the Spanish American war, which was from 1846-1848.

-             Manifest destiny, endless possibilities, a new beginning, and overcrowding made Americans want to move west.

-         New France existed from 1521-1763.

-         France possessed land between the Mississippi and Appalachian Mountains and up to Quebec.

-         The French lost the French-Indian War and lost all their land in North America.

-         Quebec was allowed to keep their French culture.

-         The English were in the US from 1607-1783.

-         The English lost the Revolutionary War where they lost all their land in North America.

-         Provinces (Canada)

-         Aztecs (Mexico)

-         42,59’ (USA)

-         1776 (USA)

-         49,15’ (Canada)

-         1821 (Mexico)

-         19,26’ (Mexico)

-         1867 (Canada)

-         Parliament (Canada)

-         Tenochtitlan (Mexico)

-         The Queen of Canada is Queen Elizabeth, the Queen of England. She doesn’t act as queen in Canada, but is on their money.

-           Oil sands is a term used for oil that can be removed from the sand. It is up in Canada and causes a lot of pollution to get the oil out of the sand. It helps out many countries.

-         The Aztecs ruled Mexico until Cortez came and took it over. Montozumo ruled the Aztecs and Montozumo’s Revenge is that the water in Mexico is unsafe to drink.

-          36,30’ is the southern boarder of Mississippi, and anything above it could not have slavery and everything below it could have slavery.

-         Jamestown is the first English settlement in North America. Known for producing tobacco, and is in Virginia. At first people there struggled to survive but then were able to adjust to the conditions.

-         The Mexican American War took place from 1846-1848 and got America the land of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and part of Colorado and New Mexico.

-         Quebec is a major area of French influence in Canada. Most still speak French up there, and keep many French culture things.