Name: ___________________________ Date: ________________ Class: __________________
Chapter 9: United States of America
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In this lesson, you will learn about N.A.F.T.A., the North America Free
Trade Agreement, a trade pact between Canada, Mexico, and the
United States. You will learn how the agreement benefits the economy
of each country and examine some positive and negative effects of the
agreement. You will also learn about NAFTA’s replacement, the
USMCA Agreement.
Part 1: Building Background Knowledge
Directions: Watch the online presentation found at http://bit.ly/2OoGGws and read this article
http://bit.ly/2S64w19 to answer the questions below.
1) Which 3 countries signed NAFTA?
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2) What is free trade? ______________________________________________________________
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3) What effect did NAFTA have on the amount of trade between the three countries?
a. Positive effect only for Canada
b. Positive effect for all countries
c. Negative effect only for the United States
d. Negative effect for all countries
4) What was one of the pros (positive effects) of NAFTA mentioned in the presentation?
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5) What was one of the cons (negative effects) of NAFTA?
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6) What are maquiladoras? __________________________________________________________
7) Do you agree that maquiladoras are bad for Mexico? Why or why not?
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Part 2: Evaluating Arguments - Pros and Cons
Choose 2 of the following 3 articles to read about NAFTA. After reading the arguments, fill out the “Pros
and Cons” chart and answer the questions below.
NAFTA facts (http://bit.ly/nafta7) read the “NAFTA Facts for Kids” section
The Balance NAFTA Pros & Cons (http://bit.ly/nafta9)
Simple English Wiki NAFTA (http://bit.ly/nafta11)
Pros (Positive things about NAFTA & USMCA) Cons (Negative things about NAFTA & USMCA)
Based on the readings, write 3 recommendations to improve USMCA. Give evidence for how your
recommendations would help.
Recommendation #1: ___________________________________________________________________
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Recommendation #2: ___________________________________________________________________
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Recommendation #3: ___________________________________________________________________
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