USA
introduction
the capital is washing D.C for the history united states see the separare united states history article.
geography
the united states is made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia.
the mountain ranges include the Rocky Mountains
and the Sierra Nevada in the west and the Appalachian Mountains in the east.
The five Great Lakes form the largest connected area of freshwater on Earth.
plantas and animals
Forest in the eastern United States have pine,hemlock,oak,hickcry,birch and maple trees.
The animals of the forest include bears,elk,deer,foxes,bobcats,beavers,opossums and raccoons
economy
The United States is a great economic power. The United States is rich in resources
people
They have roots in many European countries. Hispanic Americans represent about one sixth of the population.
New York City,on the East Coast,is one of the largest cities in the world. Los Angeles,California and Chicago,illinois,are the country's next largest aties.
civil rights movement
Many African Americans were denied full civil rights for about 100 years after the end slavery Before the Civil War most Blacks in the United States were enslaved people,who had ho civil rights.
events of the 1950s
NAACP la wyers led by thurgood Marshall argued the case before the U.S Supreme Court. In the 1950s the king Martin Luther King Jrborganized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a group dedicated to peaceful civil rights activities.
events of the 1960s
In 1961 a group called the Congress of Racial Equality began sponsoring Freedom Rides through the Fouth. The event was called the March on Washington. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in public places,in hiring and in government programs. The U.S congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
beyond the civil rights movement
Some African Americans were not satisfied with the progress made by the civil rights movement. The number of Black public officials grew dramatically.
introduction