united states of america - history and places of interest

United States of America-

History and places of interest

• Pre-columbian Era• Colonial America• American Revolution• The Federal period• Expansion, industrialization, slavery• Civil War• Reconstruction• Progressive Era• World War I• The Roaring Twenties• The Great Depression• World War II• Post-war Era

– Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War– Space Race– Social issues

• Poverty, racism, segregation, persecution of homosexuals, feminist movements, counterculture

• Post-Cold War Era

• Pre-Columbian Era– Native Americans– 1492 – Christopher

Columbus• Colonial America– First settlements, mostly

English• Jamestown

– Pilgrims in Plymouth– 13 original colonies

• New England: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut

• Middle Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware• Southern Colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South

Carolina Georgia

• American Revolution– Declaration of Independence– George Washington

• The Federal Period– Articles of Confederation– The Constitution

• Expansion, industrialization, slavery– Development of banking, communication,

transportation– Industrial revolution– Rebellions against slavery– Religious and political movements

• Civil War– North vs. South,

Union vs. Confederacy• Reconstruction– Freeing slaves– Homestead Act

• Progressive Era– Purchase of Alaska,

taking-over of Hawaii– Open Door Policy– Panama Canal

• World War I• The Roaring Twenties– Prosperity– Film industry, jazz,

fashion– Prohibition

• The Great Depression• World War II– Pearl Harbor– Atomic bombs– Invasion of Normandy

• Post-war Era– Cold War– Korean, Vietnam War– Space Race– Social issues• Poverty• Racism and segregation• Persecution of homosexuals• Feminist movements• Counterculture

• Post-Cold War Era

Places of interest

• 10 top tourist attractions (Touropia.com)10. The White House– Washington D.C.– Official residence

and office of the President– Built between

1792 and 1800

9. Denali National Park– Located in Alaska, contains Mount McKinley– Wildlife – grizzly bears, wolves, moose,…

8. Las Vegas Strip– The gambling mecca of the world

7. Florida Keys– 120 mile long chain of tropical islands, connected

to the mainland by series of bridges– Key West

6. Kilauea– Currently active volcano in the Hawaiian Islands

5. Niagara Falls– Situated on the border of USA and Canada– three different falls, the American Falls, Bridal Veil

Falls and Horseshoe Falls

4. Golden Gate Bridge– Internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco

and California

3. Yellowstone National Park– World‘s first national park, since 1872– Geysers, hot springs, thermal areas

2. Manhattan– One of New York City‘s borough (městská část)

– The Statue of Liberty, Empire State building, Central Park, 5th Avenue

1. The Grand Canyon– Located in Arizona, Carved over several million

years by the Colorado River– 1.6 km deep, 446 km long