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    The document provides a summary of key facts about the United States, including its history, government, geography, climate, and major cities. It notes that Christopher Columbus first discovered America in 1492, though he mistakenly thought he had reached India. The first European settlers arrived in the early 1600s, including the Pilgrims on the Mayflower. The American Revolutionary War began in 1775 with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Washington D.C. serves as the capital, and New York City is the largest city known as the city that never sleeps.

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    The document provides a summary of key facts about the United States, including its history, government, geography, climate, and major cities. It notes that Christopher Columbus first discovered America in 1492, though he mistakenly thought he had reached India. The first European settlers arrived in the early 1600s, including the Pilgrims on the Mayflower. The American Revolutionary War began in 1775 with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Washington D.C. serves as the capital, and New York City is the largest city known as the city that never sleeps.

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    The document provides a summary of key facts about the United States, including its history, government, geography, climate, and major cities. It notes that Christopher Columbus first discovered America in 1492, though he mistakenly thought he had reached India. The first European settlers arrived in the early 1600s, including the Pilgrims on the Mayflower. The American Revolutionary War began in 1775 with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Washington D.C. serves as the capital, and New York City is the largest city known as the city that never sleeps.

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    THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    It is situated in North America. It borders on Mexico in the south Canada in the north !aci"ic ocean in the #est and At$antic ocean in the east. It consists 50 states and has about 300 million inhabitants.

    HISTOR%
    In 1492 Christopher Columbus disco&ered America. 'ut he didn(t )no# that it(s a ne# continent he thou*ht that he sai$ed to India. The "irst euro+ean sett$ers came there at the be*innin* o" the ,- th centur.. Sett$ers "rom En*$and Pilgrims came to !$.mouth the shi+ #as ca$$ed Mayflower. The. #ere $oo)in* "or a re$i*ious "reedom and better $i"e. The $i"e in ne# countr. #as hard and dan*erous. One ha$" o" the +i$*rims died durin* the "irst #inter. In the s+rin* indians tau*ht them ho# to *ro# corn and other +$ants to eat. The S+ain tra&e$$ed u+ "rom Mexico $oo)in* "or *o$d. The. sta.ed in the South#est in #hat is no# Ca$i"ornia and Ari/ona. A"ter that more and more euro+eans came there. The $ar*est non0en*$ish #as 1ermans #ho came to "arm in !enns.$&ania. 2hen 'ritain had $aid a dut. on tea su*ar co""ee texti$e the. re"used to bu. it. 3'ritain needed mone. "or #ar #ith France.4 in ,556 shi+s brou*ht tea a*ain to 'oston. 'ut #hen dut. #as to be +aid as be"ore a$$ the tea #as thro#n into the sea. This Boston ea Party! is o"ten *i&en as the be*innin* o" the "ar of #n$epen$en%e. In the summer o" 1&&'( on )uly 4th #as dec$ared the *e%laration of #n$epen$en%e #hich #as #ritten b. homas )efferson. The "irst +resident #as +eorge "ashington, In ,7-, started the %i-il war. It started a"ter Abraham 8inco$n(s e$ection in ,7-9. There #ere t#o $ands: the .orth 32ashin*ton4 #here #ere "actories industria$ and rai$#a.s and the /outh 3Richmond4 #here #ere +$antations and ; mi$$ion s$a&es. In ,7-6 the sla-ery was abolishe$. In ,<=< the stoc) mar)et crashed and became the era ca$$ed the +reat *epression, In ,<6= Roos#e$t #as e$ected +resident he had his +o$itica$ +ro*ramme ca$$ed the .ew *eal. It he$+ed the USA a $ot. In ,<;, the >a+anese attac)ed Pearl 0arbour a"ter#ards the. entered 22II. 10iroshima( .agasa2i3. One o" the bi**est +o$itica$ scanda$ #as in ,<5; the watergate s%an$al. A"ter this Nixon had to resi*n. 3he sent a*ents to the hote$ #here the o++ossite +o$itica$ +art. had their documents but the securit. sa# them.4

    2ASHIN1TON D.C. 3District o" Co$umbia4


    The ca+ita$ cit. is 2ashin*ton D.C. It(s named a"ter the "irst +resident 1eor*e 2ashin*ton. It $ies in in the east o" the USA. Federa$ *o&ernment the !resident the Con*ress and the Su+reme Court are situated there. The most "amous house there is the 2hite House it has ser&ed se the home o" e&ere. US +resident 3exce+t 1. 2ashin*ton4.

    NE2 %OR? 3@THE 'I1 A!!8EA4


    It(s the $ar*est cit. o" the USA. It is a$so one o" the most important finan%ial( %ommer%ial an$ %ultural %entres in the worl$. Ne# %or) is a$so ca$$ed @The cit.

    that ne&er s$ee+sA because it is a$i&e a$$ da. a$$ ni*ht. There are "i&e borou*hs: Manhattan( 4ueens( Bron5( 6i%hmon$ an$ Broo2lyn . Manhattan is the o$dest and the most im+ortant one. "all street is the s.mbo$ o" the "inancia$ #or$d home to t#o o" the nation(s stoc) mar)et and se&era$ ban)s. There are man. +$aces to &istit. The most "amous site o" the cit. is the /tatue of 7iberty. It is s.mbo$ o" "reedom and o" the US itse$". Other +$aces are "or exam+$e: Time SBuare Madison SBuare 1arden Centra$ !ar) the Roc)a"e$$er Centre. The best actin* and directin* ta$ent in the US can be "ound on Broa$way. There are a$so man. im+ortant ne#s+a+ers and ma*a/ines such as The Ne# %or) Times The 2ashin*ton !ost The Ne# %or)er Co*ue and Time. Other im+ortant cities are "or instance 8os An*e$es or Chica*o.

    NATIONA8 S%M'O8S
    The Nationa$ s.mbo$s are "$a* and the 1reat sea$. The American "$a* consists o" ,6 a$ternate red and #hite stri+es and D9 #hite stars in a "ie$d o" b$ue re+resentin* the D9 states. There(s an ea*$e on the 1reat sea$. He ho$ds an o$i&e branch #hich s.mbo$i/es a desire "or +eace but a$so an abi$it. to #a*e a #ar.

    8AND AND C8IMATE


    The hi*hest mountain is Mount M%8inley in A$as)a 3- ,<;m4. The $o#es +oint is in *eath 9alley in California 37- m be$o# sea $e&e$4. The #est is &er. mountainous #ith the Sierra Ne&ada and Cascade mountian ran*es. The Cordi$$a mountain ran*e a$so in the #est occu+ies one ha$" o" the continenta$ US inc$udin* the Roc). mountains in Co$orado and the Famous 1rand Can.on. The US has man. ri&ers. The $ar*est ri&ers are Mississi++i and Missouri. The Hudson ri&er is im+ortant because it connects #ith the 1reat 8a)es. There are &ast c$imatic di""erences across the "i"t. states. The tro+ica$ and semi0 tro+ica$ c$imate can be "ound in Ha#aii F$orida and Ca$i"ornia. For Ha#aii are t.+ica$ hurri%anes( earh:ua2es or fires. In contrast in the northeast and mid#est the c$imate is more se&ere "eaturin* "our seasons and co$d #inters. Ho#e&er the most extreme arctic c$imate can be "ound in A$as)a.

    1OCERNMENT
    No# I(m *oin* to ta$) about *o&ernment. The USA is a fe$eral republi%. The Head o" state is presi$ent no#ada.s it(s 'arac) Obama he(s e$ected b. +eo+$e "or a ;0 .ear term. Con*ress consists o" two houses; /enate an$ 0ouse of 6epresentati-es . There are ,99 members in the senate the. a$e e$ected "or a -0.ear term. The House o" Re+resentati&es consists o" ;6D mebers e$ected "or a term o" = .ears. he Constitution is se+arated into the three branches : e5e%uti-e 1Presi$ent3( legislati-e 1%ongress3 an$ <u$i%ial 1supreme %ourt3 .

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