NEW YORK PRESENTATION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PRESENTATION

6. The school system

index

11. 9/11 Memorial

10. Museum of immigration

9. The statue of Liberty

8. New York

7. Washington DC

5. Mount Rushmore

4. Thanksgiving

3. 4th of July

2. The flag

1. The indipendence

The indipendence

The European colonization of the Americas began in the 15th century; by the 1760 thirteen British colonies containes 2.5 milion peolpe. The southern colonies built a slave system and they enslaved people of Africa for this purpose. The British governement imposed a series of taxes rejecting the colonist's argument that the new taxes needed their approval; This led to an rmed conflict that began in Massachussetts in 1775.In 1776, in Philadelphia, the second continental congress declared the indipendence of the colonies as "United States Of America " led by George Washington.

THE AMERICAN FLAG

The american flag consists in thirteen horizontal stripes 7 are red nd 6 are white, with a blue rectangle and white 5 pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows where rows of six stars alernate with rows of five. the 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 US States, and the thirteen stripes representhe thirteen british Colonies

4th of july- indipendence day

The 4th of july is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Indipendence, the Declaration of Indipendence had been prepared by a committee of five with Thomas Jefferson and Jhon Adams. Indipendence Day is associated with: -Fireworks -Parades -Barbecues -Fairs -Picnics -Concerts -Basbeball games -Family reunions

THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving day is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada, on the fourth thursday of November, the Thanksgiving dinner traditionally consists of foods indigenous to the Americans: -Turckey -Potatoes (usuallu mashes or sweet) -Corn -Green beans -Canberries -Pumpkine pie Thanksgiving customs include charitable organizations offering thanksgiving dinner for the poors.

MOUNT RUSHMORE

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centerd on a colossal sculpture that features the 60-foot tall heads of four United States Presidents: -George Washington -Thomas Jefferson -Theodore Roosevelt -Abraham Lincoln Mount Rushmore attracts more than 2 milion visitors annually, its located in South Dakota

THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

In the USA education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. By state law education is compulsory over an age range starting between ages five and eight and ending somewhere between ages sixteen and eighteen depending on the state. compulsory education is divided into three levels: elementary school, middle or junior high school and high school. Post-secondary education is divided into college and graduate school. The best University in America are: -Princeton University -MIT -Harvard -Stanford -Yale -Penn -Caltech -Duke -Brown -Jhons Hopkins

WASHINGTON DC

-Washington Dc is the Capitol of the United States of America - It was founded on July 16, 1790 -Is the seat of the US federal government -And several international organizations -The planting of cherry trees in Washington DC originated in 1912 as a gift of friendship to people of the USA from the people of Japan

NEW YORK

- Is the most popolous city in the USA - Located at the southern tip of New York State - the city comprises 5 borouhs: - Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island -Bronx is Bronx county -Brooklyn is Kings county -Manhattan is New York county -Queens is Queens county -Staten Island is Richmond county

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

-The Statue Of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York -The copper statue was a gift from the people of France -Designed by the French sculpture Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi -Its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel -The statue is a figure of Libertas, the Roman godess of liberty -Holds a torch above her head with the right hand - Carries a tablet that has inscribed july 4 1776 in Roman numbers

THE MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION

- It's located in Ellis island -The museum documents the rich story of American immigration -It welcomed more than 12 milion immigrants - restored and re-opened in 1990