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United States 
Civil Rights Movement
Southern governments passed laws to keep African Americans separate, or segregated, from whites. Some African Americans resisted this unfair treatment all along.The most important civil right movement was the NAACP wich fought for civil rights for blacks.
The rights of a country’s citizens are called civil rights. Many African Americans were denied full civil rights for about 100 years after the end of slavery. The struggle for those rights, especially in the 1950s and 1960s, is known as the civil rights movement.
Events of 1950 and 1960
1950s
The civil rights movement won its first major victory in 1954, in the court case of Brown vs.
On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, a Black woman named Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.
1960s
In 1960 the civil rights movement began using a form of protest called the sit-in. Though the protesters were often harassed or arrested, they remained peaceful, which created sympathy for their cause. Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organized many sit-ins.
In 1961 a group called the Congress of Racial Equality began sponsoring Freedom Rides through the South. Some Freedom Riders were beaten or arrested. In August 1963 about 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to urge Congress to pass a civil rights law. The events was called the March on Washington.
The civil rights movement won major victories with the passage of new laws in 1964 and 1965. The Civil Rights Act 0f 1964outlawed descrimination in public places, in hiring, and in government programs. Americans still faced difficulties in voting. Congress passed the Voting Act od 1965.
Established in 1776, the United States is young compared to many other countries.The capital is Washington D.C.
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States and Geography
The United States is the fourth largest country in the world . It extends across North America from the Atlantic Ocean on the eastto the Pacific Ocean on the west. The United States is made up of 50 states.The 49th state, Alaska, lies northwest of Canada. The 50th state, Hawaii, is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Landscapes
The landscape of the United States ranges from rugged mountains to flat prairies and from moist rain forests to dry deserts. Between the Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains is a vast lowland region that includes the Great Plains. The lowest point is Death Valley, in the California desert.
The United States has some of the largest and most useful rivers and lakes in the world. The longest rivers are the Mississippi and the Missouri.The five Great Lakes form the largest connected area of freshwater on Earth.
The climate of the United States is as varied as its land.
Animals and Plants
Plants
Animals
Eastern Forests: pine, hemlock, oak, hickory, birch, and maple trees.
Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific coast: Pine, fir, and spruce forests .
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Deserts of the Southwest: Sagebrush, yucca, and cactus
Forest:bears, elk, deer, foxes, bobcats, beavers, opossums, and raccoons.
Grasslands:coyotes, prairie dogs, jackrabbits and bufallo.
Desert:snakes, lizards, scorpions, and roadrunners.
Population
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Whites make up almost seven tenths of the population. Hispanic Americans represent about one sixth of the population. The country also has many Spanish speakers because of its large Hispanic population.
About four fifths of the population is Christian. Protestants are the largest Christian group, followed by Roman Catholics.
There are near cities most important:New York, Los Angeles, California and Chicago.
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