This document provides an overview of the historical and cultural geography of North America. It discusses the major geographic regions of North America and their climates. It then focuses on the history and settlement patterns of various regions in North America, including exploration by Europeans, the French and Spanish settlements, the 13 original British colonies, and the cultural differences that developed between the North and South of the United States.

1. Historical and Cultural Geography of North America By Professor Lisa Schmidt

4. Biomes of North America

12. Vital Historical Periods

22. The Columbian Exchange Came from Europe 1. Bananas 2. Sugar 3. Coffee 4. Cotton 5.Citrus fruits 6. Rice 7. Sheep 8. Dogs 9. Rats 10. Horses 11. Goats 12. Many diseases, including the flu and smallpox Came from America 1. Guinea pigs 2. Llamas 3. Turkeys 4. Alpacas (like a camel) 5. Cocoa/chocolate 6. Corn 7. Peanuts 8. Tobacco 9. Potato 10. Sunflowers 11. Chili pepper 12. Beans

30. French Settlement Map of New France, by Samuel de Champlain (1567?-1635): 1612

38. Legacy French language spread in the United States. Counties marked in yellow are those where 6-12% of the population speak French at home; brown, 12-18%; red, over 18%. St. Martin Parish, Louisiana (pop. 48,583) - 27.44% French-speaking Evangeline Parish, Louisiana (pop. 35,434) - 25.71% French-speaking Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (pop. 53,807) - 24.89% French-speaking Aroostook County, Maine (pop. 73,938) - 22.37% French-speaking Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (pop. 89,974) - 19.12% French-speaking Acadia Parish, Louisiana (pop. 58,861) - 19.04% French-speaking Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (pop. 41,481) - 17.64% French-speaking Assumption Parish, Louisiana (pop. 23,388) - 17.58% French-speaking St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (pop. 87,700) - 16.70% French-speaking Coos County, New Hampshire (pop. 33,111) - 16.17% French-speaking Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (pop. 31,435) - 16.15% French-speaking Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (pop. 190,503) - 14.37% French-speaking Androscoggin County, Maine (pop. 103,793) - 14.29% French-speaking

43. Squanto

46. Plymouth Rock Plymouth Rock, described by some as "the most disappointing landmark in America" because of its small size and poor visitor access.

60. U.S. Route 61: Blues Highway

61. States with Jim Crow Laws

64. Westward Expansion

67. British Isles Germany, Scandinavia Southern, Eastern Europe Restrictions Asia, Latin America U.S. Immigration Push Factors Pull Factors 1840s: Irish Potato Famine Economic opportunity 1850-1920: Overpopulation, wars Political/religious freedom Recent: Overpopulation, war, oppression Land availability

72. Sodbusters

73. Nineteenth-Century Population Pressures in the East As nineteenth-century population pressures increased in the east, European-American settlers increasingly came into conflict with native tribes. This was especially true in the South, where many of the soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War were given Indian land instead of the salary they were entitled to. Native Americans were not considered US citizens; however, the US Supreme Court had declared in 1831 that the federal government must protect their rights under the US Constitution. White settlers openly took Indian lands in the east. President Jackson refused to enforce any laws protecting Indian rights, thereby engaging in a legally impeachable offense.) Sioux Indian Village The picture was taken in 1891 near the pine ridge Indian Reservation

77. California Missions San Gabriel San Juan Capistrano San Diego