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The United States
By Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Emge, and Mrs. Doxtater
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History
• Independence July 4th 1776
• Was Once a colony of Britain
• Civil War to end slavery• Westward expansion
caused Indian wars• Alaska join and we
became 50 states
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Flag• The flag of the United States
of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars
• The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states
• Nicknames for the flag
include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and the Star-Spangled Banner
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People
• America’s culture is becoming more uniform, its society remains a diverse mix of ethnic, racial, and religious groups.
• The United States is a pluralistic society, meaning it is composed of many nationalities, races, religions, and creeds.
• http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=Pictures+Of+People&FORM=QSRE4
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Government
• The United States is the world's oldest surviving federation. It is a constitutional republic, in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#Geography
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Physical features• The United States is
the world's third or fourth largest nation by total area
• Has every type of climate
• The flat, fertile prairie land
• The coastal plain of the Atlantic seaboard
• deciduous forests http:// http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#Geography
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Education
• American public education is operated by state and local governments,
• Must attend from six or seven until they turn eighteen
• Opportunities to advanced education
• Private and home school options
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Religion
• In the United States, freedom of religion is a constitutionally guaranteed right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment.
• Freedom of religion is also closely associated with separation of church and state.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#Geography
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Food
• The United States is a culturally diverse nation, home to a wide variety of ethnic groups, traditions, and values. There is no "American" ethnicity, as nearly all Americans or their ancestors immigrated within the past four centuries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#Geography
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Music
• The music of the United States reflects the country's multi-ethnic population through a diverse array of styles.
• Rock and roll, country, rhythm and blues, jazz, and hip hop are among the country's most internationally-renowned genres.
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Recreation
• Since the late nineteenth century, baseball has been regarded as the national sport
• football, basketball, and ice hockey are the country's three other leading professional team sports.
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Citations
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#Geography
• Clip art• http://encarta.msn.com/
encyclopedia_1741500824/United_States_People.html