1 / 18

The United States of America USA

The United States of America USA. By Maéva Buisson – 4B. Map of the U.S.A . A minimum of things to be known about the United States. There are 316 million inhabitants . There are 50 states. The biggest city is New-York. The capital is Washington D.C. A little of history ….

aoife
Télécharger la présentation

The United States of America USA

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The United States of AmericaUSA By Maéva Buisson – 4B

  2. Map of the U.S.A.

  3. A minimum of things to be known about the United States. • There are 316 million inhabitants. • There are 50 states. • The biggest city is New-York. • The capital is Washington D.C..

  4. A little of history… The native AmericanswereIndians Their boat was the Mayflower The first Europeansarrived in 1620 : the PilgrimFathers

  5. The first Black slaves arrivedat the end of the 17thcentury. Abraham LINCOLN abolishedslavery and diedassassinated in 1865, at the end of the Civil War.

  6. The president The presidentisBarack OBAMA. He livesat the White House, itissituated in Washington D.C. The first presidentwas Georges Washington

  7. The emblemis an eagle

  8. The flag The American flag iscalled « Stars and Stripes », « Star-Spangled Banner » or « The Old Glory ». The red and white stripesrepresent the first 13 colonies. There are 50 stars for the 50 states. The two last stars wereadded in 1659 when Alaska and Hawaï joined the USA.

  9. The National day The National dayis July 4th : itiscalledIndependence day. It commemorates the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

  10. Somefamous monuments New York The statue of Liberty was a gift of friendshipfrom France (1886)

  11. The highestskyscraper in New York is the Empire State Building The Golden Gate Bridge isfamous in San Francisco

  12. Mount Rushmore National Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. • The 4 presidents on Mount Rushmore are : • Georges WASHINGTON • Thomas JEFFERSON • Theodore ROOSEVELT • Abraham LINCOLN Head = 60 feettall (18 metertall)

  13. The mostpopular sport is : baseball

  14. Mountains & river The twomountain ranges are : The Appalachians The Rocky mountains

  15. The longest river is the Mississippi The lengthof the Mississippi River isapproximately 2320 miles (3730 km)

  16. The USA has got the mostspectacular gorge in the world The Grand Canyon • Carved by the Colorado River • Length: 277 miles (446 km) • In the North West of Arizona. Itsshapes and colours are fantastic !...

  17. The End

More Related