kapitel 1

Mathias og Michael

Life in the United States

This chapter is about the life in USA. it is about how big the country is and how everything Is different from state to state. It says that if you want to understand America it is important to know that there is a huge ethnic diversity because America is a country made of all kinds of cultures from different parts of Europe. However, it is England which has the biggest influence, as they today are founders of the traditional culture and the dominating lifestyle in America.

A nation of immigrants

In 1815 the population was 8,6 millions. 100 years later, 35 million immigrants came to America. They came from all parts of Europe. They all came with different languages and cultures but they ended up making USA.

But because of the big immigration, a quote of 150.000 immigrants per year, was created. Later it came back to 1 million.

Today the Hispanics are the largest minority group in America, which is a problem because they aren’t speaking English, so a lot of things have to be in Spanish as well as English.