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Country Presentation:United States of
America
Mrs. BowlinMango Languages
Brief History• Most people who came to America in
the 1600s were English. People came for many different reasons. In time, thirteen colonies were developed.
• The thirteen colonies were ruled under Great Britain. Revolutionaries wanted complete independence from Britain. They began collecting weapons and getting men ready—waiting to fight for independence.
• The colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation, “ The United States of America,” following the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Location in the World
The United States of
America is located in
North America, bordering both
the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean,
between Canada and
Mexico.
Capital and Major Cities
• Capital – Washington, D.C.• Major Cities:–New York City, NY–Los Angeles, CA–Chicago, IL–Houston, TX–Philadelphia, PA
Area & Population of the United States
•Area: 9,826,675 sq km•Population: 318,892,103 people•The United States is the World's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India).
ClimateThe climate is mostly
temperate in America, but tropical in Hawaii and
Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains
west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great
Basin of the southwest.The United States
experiences all four seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.
Religion• Protestant -
51.3%• Roman Catholic
- 23.9%• Mormon - 1.7%• Other Christian
- 1.6%• Jewish - 1.7%
• Buddhist - 0.7%
• Muslim - 0.6%• Other or
Unspecified - 2.5%
• Unaffiliated - 12.1%
• None - 4%
Government• The United States has a
constitution-based federal republic with a strong democratic tradition.• The government is split in to three
branches:–Executive Branch –Legislative Branch –Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
The Executive Branch is headed by the president.
The president carries out federal
laws and recommends new
ones, directs national defense
and foreign policy, and performs
ceremonial duties.
Legislative Branch
Headed by Congress, which includes the House of Representatives and the Senate. The main task of these two
bodies is to make the laws.
Judicial Branch
Headed by the Supreme Court. Its powers include interpreting the
Constitution, reviewing laws, and deciding cases involving states'
rights.
The American FlagThe American Flag presently has 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom)
alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner
bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars.
• The 50 stars represent the 50 states • The 13 stripes represent the 13 original
colonies• The blue stands for loyalty, devotion,
truth, justice, and friendship• The red symbolizes courage, zeal, and
fervency• While white denotes purity and rectitude
of conduct
• The Flag’s Nickname is Old Glory!
Interesting Facts about America
The US developed the first nuclear weapons, using them on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki near the end of World War 2.
The US consumes more petroleum than any other
country in the world.US dollar bills are made from
cotton and linen.