Amerika

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

The U.S.A.

The United States of America

Today's lesson

* What do we already know about the U.S.A.?

* a brief history of the U.S.A.

* Little quiz

America??

The capital of the United States is...

1. Texas
2. New York
3. Washington D.C.
4. San Francisco

What represents the stars and stripes in the American flag?

1. It stands for all the presidents the country has had.
2. It's for all the states in America.
3. It looked nice back in the day.
4. Because of all the celebrities America has.

What is typical U.S. food?

1. Bagels, pretzels & muffins
2. Burgers, cheesecake & beef jerky
3. Donuts, muffins & pizza
4. Turkey, sweet potato & kaas

Main question for today

Why do a lot of Americans carry a weapon??

Colonization of the America's

• 15th century --> Colombus  discovered the 'new world'
  
  
• More countries followed, as you can see in the picture -->

• Because of guns, they conquered in 'little' time, very large areas.

First problems 15th - 18th century

Different colonies of different countries started wars for more power and land.

• Indian wars
• Dutch wars
• France-Britain at war
• and so on.....

The American Revolution (1765 - 1791)

to summerize: The new inhabitants of 'the new world' didn't want Great Britain and his king, to have all the power.

- 13 colonies pledged to fight against the Britains for their freedom

Declaration of Independance (4th of July 1776)

On the 4th of July 1776, the colonies signed the Declaration of Independence

Constitution and Bill of Rights

Constitution of America = The supreme law.

Bill of Rights = guarantees personal freedom and rights for the citizens of the U.S.

2nd amendment

* protects the rights to keep and bear arms* 

The president needs to get rid of all the guns in America.

1. True
2. False

America is, with his 325 million citizens, the largest country in the world by counting people.

1. True
2. False

You can see the Statue of Liberty in..?

1. On the edge of Mexico
2. On the edge of Las Vegas
3. On the edge of Washington D.C.
4. On the edge of New York City