Land, History and Language, from Life in the USA: The Complete Guide for Immigrants and Americans

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Full Chapter Outline:
 The American Regions
---The Continental United States
---The Center of America
---The Far West
---Point of View
---New England
---Middle Atlantic
---The Northeast
---Long Island
---The Megalopolis
---The South
---Appalachia
---The Midwest
---The Great Lakes Region
---The Great Plains
---Texas
---The Bible Belt
---The West
---The Rocky Mountain States
---The Southwest
---California
---The Pacific Northwest
---Alaska and Hawaii

Colonial Beginnings
---America Becomes Different
---America Makes Trouble
---Revolutionary Beginnings

A New and Free Country
---Rival Philosophies
---Sectional Divisions

The Civil War
---The South Breaks Away
---A Lasting American Tragedy

The Growth of American Industry
---Cars Everywhere

Waves of Immigrants
---Struggle and Assimilation
---Absorption by Industry

World War One and After
---The Jazz Age
---The Great Depression and Isolation

America Becomes a World Power
---The Nation Mobilizes
---Mistakes and Excesses

The Cold War

The Modern Economy
---Evolution
---Immigrants Contribute
---The Internet is Everywhere

The American Language
---Vital, and English
---American vs British English
---Also Vital, and Spanish
---No Official Language

 Introduction
A Vast and Rich Land To understand the United States, you have to first start with the land. The United States occupies the core of the North American continent. While the American people have had something to do with the creation of their wealth, they could not have accomplished what they did without the American land. America built its industrial base on and still produces enormous quantities of its own raw materials, from oil to timber to iron ore. The vast flat American heartland, and the fertile valleys of California, are among the most productive agricultural areas on earth. From the country's earliest days the three coasts (Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico), the Great Lakes, and the substantial river systems have provided key natural transportation networks. The United States is divided into 50 states, each having separate state governments, flags, laws and traditions. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa are also part of the United States, each with a special status as a dependency or territory.
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