NAFTA USMCA

NAFTA

By Gabriel Winston, Evan Moody, Lawson Rodrigues,

NAFTA is a free trade agreement that was formed by US, Canada, and Mexico. It stopped all tariff imports and exports on other countries. NAFTA was started in 1994 on January 1st. There were some things wrong with NAFTA like they would undermine wages and workplace safety. It also led the loss of US manufacturing jobs. The CFR(Code of Federal Regulations) said US auto sector lost roughly 350,000 jobs between 1994 and 2016. They were taken by workers in Mexico.​

What is NAFTA ?

Multiple Choice

What does NAFTA stand for ?

• North African Free Trade Agreement

• Narth American Free Trade agreement

• North American Free Trade Agreement

• Napkins Are Free To America

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Multiple Choice

When was the original NAFTA established?

• July 1st, 1990

• January 1st, 1994

• Janurary 1st, 1994

• March 23rd, 1998

​ The Benefits of NAFTA

There are six benefits of NAFTA​

• Quadrupled Trade.

• Lowered Prices.

• Increased Economic Growth.

• Created Jobs.

• Increased Foreign Direct Investment.

• Reduced Government Spending.

• USMCA.​

​The downsides of NAFTA

There six downsides of NAFTA

• U.S. Jobs Were Lost.

• U.S. Wages Were Suppressed.

• Mexico's Farmers Went Out of Business.

• Maquiladora Workers Were Exploited.

• Mexico's Environment Deteriorated.

• Free U.S. Access for Mexican Trucks.

• USMCA.​

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What are the benefits of NAFTA? (choose all that apply)

• U.S Wages being suppressed

• People can place tariffs

• Reduced government spending

• Quadrupled trade

The United States US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020. At the time, the United States, Canada, and Mexico updated the North American Free Trade Agreement, or more commonly known as NAFTA, to the USMCA. The USMCA is fairly beneficial for North American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses. This free trade agreement formed a more equal environment for trade encouraging high-paying jobs for Americans, and grew to the North American economy.​

NAFTA’s Present As USMCA​

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the new NAFTA deal?

• NAFTA 2

• NAFTA

• USMCA

• ACMSU

Multiple Choice

What is free trade?

• No one has to pay for anything

• Countries can trade nuclear weapons with each other

• Low taxes on free trade

• International trade excluding tariffs, embargoes, and quotas

Open Ended

What have you learned from this lesson.