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United States Of America!!

United States Of America!!. BY SANIYA. Introduction. Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America in 1783.

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United States Of America!!

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  1. United States Of America!! BY SANIYA

  2. Introduction Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent.

  3. Few more things about America! Location : North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico  Land Size : 9,631,418 sq km Population of America : 293,500,000

  4. Main Industries : Petroleum, motor vehicles, aerospace, steel, communications, electronics, food processing, chemicals, consumer goods, mining, lumbering. Agricultural products :Wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables, cotton, beef, poultry, pork, forest products, dairy products, fish.

  5. How many states does America have?

  6. America has 50 states Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Maine Maryland Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Maine Maryland Louisiana Minnesota Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina North Dakota Virginia Pennsylvania Kentucky Massachusetts Iowa Kansas Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

  7. How many colonies does America have?

  8. America has 13 original colonies New Hampshire Massachusetts and Maine Rhode Island Connecticut. New York and Vermont New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee South Carolina Georgia

  9. Did you know? • The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states • The 13 stripes represent the ‘original Thirteen Colonies.

  10. Rivers in America • The United States has more than 250,000 rivers. That’s 3.5 million miles of rivers. • The largest river is the Mississippi, which has a flow volume of 593,000 cubic feet per second at its mouth. • The longest river is the Missouri, which flows for approximately 2,500 miles.

  11. Landmarks Of America The Statue of Liberty Golden Gate Bridge The Alamo The White House Capital building Brooklyn Bridge Hollywood sign (Continued on the next page)

  12. Space Needle Grand Crayon The Liberty Bell Mt. Rushmore Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial Niagara Falls

  13. INTERESTING FACTS • About 35 million Americans are linked by blood to one (or more) of the 102 pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower (ship) in 1620. • Louisiana has 2,482 islands, covering nearly 1.3 million acres. • A Californian man has set the record of eating 17 bananas in two minutes!! • Barack Obama is the first non-white president of America. • Rhode Island is the smallest US state in size. • It was once illegal to take a bath in the wintertime in Indiana.

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