THE USA AND NEW YORK

WASHINGTON D.C.

  • Capital of the USA;
  • In the east coast of the USA on the Potomac River;
  • Called District of Columbia after Cristopher Columbus;
  • Long avenues, beautiful parks, lack of skycrapers;
  • The home of the Government

The President is the Head of the State who lives in the White House and he is elected by American people every 4 years;

The Congress (Parliament) makes the laws and its members meet in the Capitol;

The Capitol is formed by 2 houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The judges of the Supreme Court meet in the Supreme Court Building

NEW YORK

  • One of the largest city in the world;
  • Situated on the Hudson River in the State of New York;
  • People of The Manhattan Tribe were the first inhabitants of the New York area;
  • It was called New Amsterdam in 1626 by a Dutchman; it was called New York in 1664 by the English; by 1920s it is called The Big Apple.
  • Ney York has 5 bouroghs: Manhattamn, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx.
  • Manhattan is the cultural and economic hearth of Ney York

Wall Street, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, Time Square, Dakota building ....

3 neighbourhoods: Little Italy (cafés, restaurants and shops), Chinatown (markets) and Harlem (jazz clubs and gospel choirs)

  • The Subway: the New York underground

460 stations, open 24 h a day, 365 days a year, 40% above ground!

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

  • Unioin of 50 states + the District of Columbia
  • Federal Republic government based on the Constitution (1787)

-The National Flag "Stars and Stripes"

50 States and 13 original American States

Red is for strenght, white is for purity and blue is for justice

symbol of Democracy: freedom, solidarity and national unity

an American flag is on the Moon (N. Amstrong and E. Aldrin)