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USA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HISTORY
1492 Columbus discovered America
1620/1621
1st colonies Pilgrims Mayflower
July 4th 1776
Declaration of independentce
1848
California Gold Rush
1861-1865 Civil war north vs south end of slavery
1941
Attack of Pearl Harbour USA enters WW II
1963
John F Kennedy assassinated
1965-1973
Vietnam war
1968
demo made by Martin Luther King
1969
Armstrong 1st man on the moon
9/11/2001 terrorist attacks
2008
Barack Obama 1st black president
2021
Kamala Harris 1st female black vice president
NATIVE AMERICANS
were
Farmers
Fishermen
Hunters
west - east coast
lived in small villages
Plains - Great Basin
had to move quickly
followed bison for food
lived in tepees
boarding schools
trades & farming skills
very strict military-style
took children from their homes
punished
for speaking their own language
for children of Native Americans
strict only English
unable to communicate with their families
thousands of children died
of despair, brutality or disease
Reservations
hunting was not allowed
land the white men thought was useless
religious ceremonies were not allowed
White man forced them to live there
first European settlers
arrived after Columbus
brought horses
brought guns
brought illnesses
many Native Americans died
fought for new land
oppressed the Native Americans
25.000-10.000 BC.
First Native Americans came from Sibieria
over land bridge
or by boat
BISON
largest land mammal in the USA
17 million
later hunted by European settlers
today only 65.000 bisons
Native Americans had to change way of life
male bison: Bull
female bison: cow
young bison: calves
male & female have horns
horn about 60 cm Long
important to Native Americans
shelter
food
clothing
medicine
EDUCATION
schools
Kindergarten
Elementary school
Junior high school
first 2 years
High school
College
school life
all students go to nearest school
get to school by
bus
with their own cars
with their parents
6 hours
60 minutes long / 5 minutes between
every day same schedule
students move from classroom to classroom
not always together with same students
after school
sports clubs
very important
soccer
cheerleaders
football
activities
drama
music
lockers for clohting & school stuff
rules
requirements
subjects you must take
English, History,
Math, Chemistry
electives
subjects you can choose
PE, Computer studies,
auto mechanics, dancing
12 grades
markes from A (best) to F (worst)
repeat subject not calss
guidance counselor
helps studens with future job wishes or personal problems
SPORTS
baseball
played from late March to early September
Cheerleading
cheer the teams
competitions
singing
support their teams
chants
stunts
Pyramid
must be good at gymnastics
dancing
basketball
played from late October to June
football
played from
September to February
60 minutes
4 quaters of 15 minutes each
quarterback - team captain
protection equipment
contact sport
Super Bowl
big halftime show
11 Players
NFL - National Football League
lacrosse
women's lacrosse
normal players
eye protection
high school lacrosse
50 minutes
2 halves of 25 minutes each
Goal Keeper
helmet+ mouth guard
non contact sport
12 Players
Men's lacrosse
contact sport
all players wear helmet & face masks
10 Players
high school lacrosse
48 minutes
4 quarters of 12 minutes each
GEOGRAPHY
50 States
Washington D.C.
1 federal district
Alaska
the largest
Rhode Island
the smallest
Hawaii
not part of the continent
United States
4th largest in the world
Main mountain chains
Appalachians
parallel to east coast
Rocky Mountains
same age as Alps
Sierra Nevada
Coast Ranges
Great Lakes
Freshwater lakes
Erie
Ontario
Michigan
Superior
Huron
Great Salt Lake
6 times as salty as ocean
important rivers
Missouri
Mississippi
Colorado
Rio Grand
natural boundary between Mexico & USA
Columbia
Ohio
weather & time
rainfalls
high
Washington, Oregon
low
Arizona, Nevada
4 time zones
