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HISTORIC AMERICAN STATES (CALIFORNIA (biggest cities: Los Angeles and San…
HISTORIC AMERICAN STATES
PENNSYLVANIA
on the north-east coast of the USA
biggest city: Philadelphia
the original capital of the USA
George Washington, the first American President, signed here the Declaration of Independence from Britain
English settlers arrived in the early 1600s
important industrial and educational centre
LOUISIANA
in the south of the USA
biggest city: New Orleans
first European settlers: French
many people speak French
CALIFORNIA
biggest cities: Los Angeles and San Francisco
was a Spanish colony and then part of Mexico
'gold rush'=lots of people went to California to look for gold
warm and sunny climate
home to big technology companies (Apple, Google, Facebook)
home to the film industry (Hollywood)
ALASKA
in the north-west of America
the largest American state
biggest city: Anchorage
was part of Russia
there's a lot of gas and oil under the ice
HAWAII
in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
8 islands
Polynesians lived here
important holiday destination (surf)
biggest city: Honolulu