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History of the USA

History of the USA. Discovery of America. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. He thought that he came to India so he called the people who lived there Indians. Colonisation of America. In the 1770s there were 13 colonies with 2.5 million people.

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History of the USA

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  1. History of the USA

  2. Discovery of America • Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. • He thought that he came to India so he called the people who lived there Indians.

  3. Colonisation of America • In the 1770s there were 13 colonies with 2.5 million people. • During the first winter half of them died. • Soon started the war beetween America and England. • In 1776 all the colonies made the Declaration of Indenpendence.

  4. The first president • George Washington was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. • Later he was elected for the first president of the USA.

  5. The factfile of the USA • Washington is the capital of the USA . • New York is the biggest city. • The official language in USA is American English. • The president of the USA is Barack Obama. • The surface of USA is 9.8 million km2 • 307.000.000 people live in the USA. • It’s the 3rd country in number of people who live there and 3rd by size.

  6. USA money-dollar • PKM by the inhabitant is 47.025 $,it is the 6. country.

  7. Abraham Lincoln • The 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln calling for no more expansion of slavery triggered a crisis as eleven slave states seceded to found the confederate states of America in 1861. • In the bloody American Civil War(1861–65) the South was defeated and, in the Reconstruction era the U.S. ended slavery.

  8. Declaration of Independence • The history of the United States traditionally starts with the Declaration of Independence in the year 1776, although its territory was inhabited by Native Americans. • Independence Day is celebrated on July 4th.

  9. The 19th-20th century • It was the century of great inventions and events • Henry Ford built his first car. • Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic. • Martin Luther King fought for the rights of black people. • Robert Oppenheimer developed the first atomic bomb. • Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.

  10. The first car Martin Luther King Charles Lindbergh Robert Oppenheimer

  11. Who ˝discovered˝ America? • Christopher Columbus ˝discovered˝ America. • When did half of them die? • In the first winter. • Who was George Washington? • He was the first president of USA. • What is the official language in USA? • Official language in USA is American English. • When do they celebrate Declaration of Independence? • On July 4th.

  12. By Jakov Tafra Duje Kusanović Josip Jerolim Banović

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