THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA IT’S A VERY BIG COUNTRY !! BORDERS : CANADA IN THE NORTH PACIFIC...
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THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA THE USA IS A COUNTRY IN NORTH AMERICA IT’S A VERY BIG COUNTRY !! BORDERS : CANADA IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN IN THE WEST MEXICO AND GULF OF MEXICO IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN IN THE EAST
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THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
THE USA IS A COUNTRY IN NORTH AMERICA
IT’S A VERY BIG COUNTRY !!
BORDERS : CANADA IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN IN THE WEST MEXICO AND GULF OF MEXICO
IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN IN THE EAST
THE AMERICAN FLAG IS CALLED “ STARS AND STRIPES”. IT REMEMBERS THE INDEPENDENCE OF USA ( 1776 ).
IT HAS 13 STRIPES (THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES)
AND 50 STARS (THE NUMBER OF STATES)
Blue f for justice
Red for courage
White for innocence
PHISICAL FEATURES
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
SIERRA NEVADA
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
GR
EAT P
LA
INS
GREAT LAKES
IDENTITY CARD
POPULATION : ABOUT 300 MILLION OF PEOPLE
CURRENCY MONEY : DOLLAR
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
GOVERNMENT: FEDERAL REBUBLIC. PRESIDENT ELECTED EVERY 4 YEARS
CAPITAL: WASHINGTON D.C.
TIME ZONE : 4 TIME ZONES
CLIMATE
HOT HUMID
COLD HUMID
MARINECOLD
HOT
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. But Amerigo Vespucci was the real explorer that realized that he had arrived at a new continent. He colled it “ America”
The continent was populated by indian tribes
A lot of Europeans arrived looking for freedom, wealth and adventure: English,French,Ireland,Spanish…
A lot of men and woman were brought from Africa to work as slaves on the plantation during the 1600s.In 1776 the Usa became
independent from Great Britain. George Washington was the first president of USA
indians
The native Americans were the first Americans.THERE WERE TRIBES AS SIOUX, CHEYENNE,
COMANCHE, NAVAJO, APACHE,…
They lived in tepees made of buffalo skin in the Great Plains
THEY WERE NOMADS
A LOT OF INDIANS WERE
KILLED BY EUROPEANS
WHITE EUROPEANS CONFINED INDIANS INTO RESERVATIONS
They hunted buffalo and antelope
MELTING POT America’s racial mix
NATIVE AMERICANS ‘INDIANS’ they are the original people of America they lived in tribes : Sioux,Apaches,Comanches,Navajos.. they tried to fight against European people, but they lost their lands. MANY OF THEM DIED. the American government sent them in reservations.
EUROPEANS
THEY ARRIVED IN AMERICA LOOKING FOR FREEDOM, WEALTH OR ADVENTURE (1600-1900)
IRISH AND
BRITISH ITALIAN
SPANISH
AFRICAN AMERICANS •FROM 1600 TO 1800 PEOPLE WERE BROUGHT FROM AFRICA •THEY WORKED AS SLAVES ON THE PLANTATIONS OF COTTON, SUGAR, TOBACCO ON THE SOUTH OF AMERICA •SLAVERY ENDED IN 1865, BUT UNTIL 1960 AFRICAN AMERICANS WEREN’T FREE.
Chinese Americans THEY CAME FROM ASIA (1900) CHINA AND JAPAN THEY ESCAPED POVERTY AND PERSECUTIONS
RUSSIAN
NEW YORK
WASHINGTON
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
HOUSTON
WASHINGTON IS THE CAPITAL OF THE USA
It’s located in the district of Columbia, in honour of Christopher Columbus
THE WHITE HOUSE
CAPITOL HILL
THE OBELISK IN HONOUR OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
IT’S THE BIGGEST CITY OF THE USAITS POPULATION IS ABOUT 9 MILLIONIT’S CALLED “THE BIG APPLE “
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
CENTRAL PARK
THE SKYSCRAPERS
THE BROOKLIN BRIDGE
IT’S ON THE WEST COAST. IT HAS 43 HILLS
THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
THE TYPICAL HOUSES A CABLE CAR
IT’S THE LARGEST CITY IN CALIFORNIA, ON THE WEST COAST
HOLLYWOOD
DISNEYLAND
THE BOULEVARD WALK OF FAME
THE SKYLINE BY NIGHT
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
H O U S T O NIT’S THE BIGGEST CITY OF TEXAS , IN THE
SOUTH
THE SPACE CENTER
A RODEOOIL PLATFORM
PLACESTOSEE
The south west
GRAND CANYON
MONUMENT VALLEY
YELLOWSTONE PARK
YOSEMITE PARK
THINGSTODOTHE
MISSISSIPPI
RIVERBOAT CRUISE
