United States of America

The definition of United States would skyrocket Site .. The United States of America in North America from Mexico to the north and south of Canada, is the third world countries in terms of population. Official language: there is no official language but English is the language spoken and the Spanish are also used in many cities. Capital: Washington DC President: Barak Obama Area: 9,629,091 km ² Independence: July 1776 from the United Kingdom United States history Pre-colonial American Indians lived in the continent of America since 8000 BC, and formed cultures and many peoples, peasants or fishermen by location. But their long history is not considered part of U.S. history in the sense of the word, because the borders of the United States were not present, and the founders of what we call the United States came from Europe after that. The time of European colonialism Happened in the year 1492 two great incidents: the fall of Granada in the hands of the Kingdom of Spain, the so-called discovery of America, when Columbus arrived to the Bahamas. As mentioned, it was not the first man to reach America, and first arrived at through the Atlantic Ocean, has arrived to the beach before Viking Canada at least. But it was the first established links permanent between America and other continents, followed him thousands of Europeans, soldiers and merchants and bishops and ordinary people, even change the shape of the whole continent has also helped diseases in the victory over the indigenous people, it was not for the Native American no immunity to diseases Europe many. Virginia Colony In the sixteenth century did not colonize any of the European countries, North America greatly, but there he traveled to fishermen for fishing only and is not habitable, but in Florida, some Hispanic Vkdoss Bruges where a year after 1513. And some tried to Iossoa new cities in North America, but the first was the British who succeeded in establishing residence on the shore of Virginia, the current 1607, and named "Jamestown." In South and Central America, the Spanish discovered large quantities of gold, and has spread the news in all of Europe. Most of the Jamestown colony had expected the same thing and started looking for gold throughout the day and stopped any further work. 1607 saw the great famine, even when American Indians, one third of them perished, and others lived because of the leadership of people of Jesse John Smith, he ordered them to work permanent and punishes those who have not obeyed him, and rode the American Indian tribe Prince "Bouhatan" Vateke in the search for food. The famous saying: "It does not work, do not eat!" Did not find gold, but in 1612 they found what looked like him! - Tobacco cultivation. Tobacco plant originally American, American Indian and was smoked for centuries. But smoking spread quickly in Europe, and achieved large profits by traders. But tobacco need to be labor-intensive, and there were few settlers, they began importing workers and then the black slaves, as you did Mmeltsmo the Caribbean Sea. The earth was wide in Virginia, and tobacco need to be a large area, colonists Stay away from each other, and one has lived with his servants, servants miles away from his neighbor. Most of them did not care about religion, for these reasons that community has not been linked to only a little. In the second dwelling in North America, a New England, it was just the opposite. Colony of New England In the sixteenth century there were major problems in England between the militants and the rest of the categories, Puritans wanted to change state law to prevent all Mahikhalv religion, Catholics away from the government. They were also against the king, first because it was not militant and secondly because they were considered Christians, all believers are equal before God. And lost at the end of the English Civil War, he decided that some religious Itbako their law in a country far away, I went to America. First went they were of the "pilgrims" (Pilgrims), and arrived in Massachusetts in 1620 and built a village, "Plymouth". Did not last them food which they took with them, but helped American Indians (especially a man named "Squanto"), Vashoa, In the fall, they harvest a large, setting up a feast with Native Americans did to thank God for the harvest, and this was out of the feast the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday (Thanksgiving, meant to provide thanks.) Factors of the American Revolution A tax: accounting for tax Alfrudp colonies direct cause of ignition of the American Revolution, as it stuck to the English government the right to impose taxes on the colonies to increase the income of the treasury, and most important of these taxes: tax sugar, and a tax stamp (stamps), because the Americans were of the opinion that they are not obliged to pay any tax not involved in the approval by the elected councils. Two of the seven years war between Britain and France (1756-1763 AD): aspiration of Americans to obtain the rights and freedoms enjoyed in 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act and taxation, which required colonies to buy stamps to be a tax on publications. He has one of the painters in the colonies draw a skull and crossbones symbol of death, to the right, an expression of protest against the law. These changes aroused angry reactions to the colonists, who strongly opposed it, and chanted the slogan "Taxation without representation is tyranny" War of Independence Did not continue reconciliation between the Americans and British long; laws have a new British provokes anger and resentment on the Americans to the point that Britain sent troops to both Boston and New York where they killed some people in what was called the massacre of Boston, which responded Americans protest known as the "Boston T Party". Faqubt Britain rebels close the port of Boston, and increase the authority of the British Governor, and force the colonists to house and feed the British. WordPress colonists to form the First Continental Philadelphia Council, which consists of 12 colonies, which forced Britain to withdraw its coercive laws. In July 1776 the Council declared the continental independence from Britain the fourth component of the United States of America and continued after the war raging between America and Britain until the Americans won in 1781 at the Battle of Yorktown, Virginia. Then the two parties signed the Treaty of Versailles in 1783 and was tantamount to a declaration by the end of the American Revolution. In 1787 was signed by delegates from all the United States to the Convention on the country's constitution which was ratified in 1788. Louisiana Purchase In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana district of France, and the total area of ​​land purchased in the transaction of about 2,144,476 square kilometers and cost $ 15 million deal. Or equivalent in 390 billion in 2003. District of Louisiana French were much larger than the state of Louisiana the current land purchased includes all or parts of the land from the following states: Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Montana, Wyoming , and Colorado. Purchased space equivalent to 22.3% of the area of ​​present United States. The deal was an important event in the life of Thomas Jefferson Presidential and had met with domestic opposition, where some considered illegal. The agreement was signed in April 30, 1803 and ratified in the United States on 20 October the same year. When the transaction is complete, Congress passed laws that allow under which the U.S. president to impose military rule over the province until the establishment of a civilian government, and gave him Asalahp to send missions to the mapping and exploration, which led to what became known later for a trip to Lewis and Clark expedition. After purchase and westward expansion Appeared in the U.S. westward expansion and exploration of new areas has contributed to the common belief that the citizens of the Republic destined to expand westward, and that it is a national duty to them. This belief put an end to the War of 1812 but he returned and strengthened after the victory in the Mexican-American War in 1848. During the process of expansion that, the federal government deportation and re-populate the majority of the population of American Indians. During the expansion, there was a debate over whether slavery should be allowed in the new Länder or not. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the nation was divided over the rights of States and the role of the federal government and the expansion of slavery and all that led later to the American Civil War after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, announced that South Carolina for its withdrawal from the Union and the independence to be the first U.S. withdrawing. "Followed by the former six other southern states. And announced the formation in 1861 Confederate States of America. Supported slavery in the southern states demanded the North to abolish it. This was a natural economy of the South depends entirely on the slavery of being agricultural in the first division. In 1865 ended in victory for the North, to be so formal abolition of slavery and also to be the elimination of any opportunity or right of States to withdraw from the Union. The victory increased the power and control of the federal government. After the civil war U.S. policy Dmqratip is the policy of the dictatorship and the American people is a democratic people and free Culture Festivals and events Alchrisms Christmas Day New Year's New Year Day Easter Easter Day Labor Day Labor Day On Martin Luther King Marthin Luther King Day Holiday Independence Independance Day Mother's Day Mother Day President's Day President Day Holiday Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day Memorial Day Memorial Day Economics and Business - The United States has the strongest economy in the world. It relies on a market economy based on investment and free trade competition. - The United States has a large wealth of mining and Taqoip resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, uranium is the most important products of the country. Despite this wealth, the United States is the most fuel importing countries. - United States of America represents the first peasant force at the global level both in terms of production or exports. Increase the enjoyment of American agriculture land is fertile and suitable climate, it is characterized by large manufactures. One of the main sectors of agriculture: cattle-breeding, cultivation of grains (corn, wheat, barley, Alzoga ...), industrial plants (cotton, peanuts, tobacco ...). The fishing and silviculture of the most active sectors. - United States of America are the most important industrial productions at the global level. Due Nhah U.S. industry to its ability to innovate and her lead technological and product diversity and the presence of skilled manpower. And the United States occupies the forefront in several fields: petroleum, automotive industry, aviation, electricity, materials consumption ... But U.S. industry moving more and more specialization in the sectors of advanced nanotechnology (aviation, space, electronics, armament, fine chemistry). - Dominated by the services sector today on the U.S. economy. One of the most important services we find: Administration, tourism, entertainment, banks. - United State of America's largest export and import, however, remains the highest debt of debt on a global level. Military force Constitution, the President of the United States (a civilian) Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (Commander in chief). Military force composed of 4 sectors: Army (Army): the biggest in terms of the number of individuals Navy (Navy) Marine Corps (Marine Corps) Air Force Each supervised by a sector commander in chief headed directly and Secretary of Defense. Residents of the United States The population of the United States more U.S. of 232 million people in the USA and 15.831 civil airport for the transfer of more of 293 million passengers annually One of the main cities, New York: the largest cities in the U.S. population, the number of inhabitants in 1990 about 7.3 million people ... one of the largest seaports in the world Los Angeles: with a population of 3.5 million people ... making it the second largest city in America ... followed by the city of Chicago, then Houston    *** Climate Includes climate in the United States of America all kinds of differences ... Heat is expected along the western shore of change between winter and summer ... ... and may not exceed 10 degrees Celsius And the climate of summer and winter in Central America is quite different, ranging between 36 degrees in summer and 40 degrees below zero in winter In the south-west the weather is mild in the winter ... spring and summer, tropical *** The most important universities * University of California: It is the largest university in America, and has more than 121 thousand students * University of Kentucky: the opportunity to provide free education to the Americans who are merely the age of 65  Harvard University  Cambridge University  University of New Jersey.    *** The most important newspapers and magazines The number of American newspapers daily newspaper published about 1755, about 1874, weekly newspaper, and there are 564 newspaper on Sunday ** The most important  The Washington Post  The New York Times  Los Angeles  Chicago Tribune  Herald Tribune *** Currency Is the official currency: USD Dollar is divided into 100 cents Paper currency: USD 1,5,10,20,50, $ 100 Coins: cents, and one, 5 cents, 10 cents 25 cents    *** The most important ports and airports In the United States of America 15.831 civil airport for the transfer of more of 293 million passengers annually    ** The most important airports  John F. Kennedy Airport Chicago's O'Hare Airport Atlanta Airport Los Angeles Airport    ** The most important ports * New York Harbor.                                 Port of San Francisco    Science *** American flag composed of three colors: white, red, blue ... ... It is divided into two parts  Part I: ... on the mast and consists of thirteen horizontal strip evenly divided between red and white ... ... and this symbolizes the original tapes to the U.S. component of the United States of America    Part II: box ... floors are colored blue, and contains the 50 stars star color white ... ... and a symbol of the United States of America    *** Places Gone are the City of Lake City, Utah ... is located in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains in the West * Beach Akiki ... famous in Honolulu Hawaii State. Capitol building in Washington (the Congress), which symbolizes the system of governance in the United States of America's famous dome-finished construction in 1865  The heads of presidents: George Washington and Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln carved in the rock at Mount Rushmore How many American presidents since its inception to the present day? 1-1789: George Washington 2-1797: John Adams 3-1801: Thomas Jefferson 4-1809: James Madison 5-1817: James Monroe 6-1825: John Quincy Adams 7-1829: Andrew Jackson 8-1837: Martin Van Buren 9-1841: William Henry Harrison 10-1841: John Tyler 11-1845: James Polk 13-1850: Millard Fillmore 14-1853: Franklin Pierce 15-1857: James Buchanan 16-1861: Abraham Lincoln 17-1865: Andrew Johnson 18-1869: Ulysses S. Grant 19-1877: Rutherford B. Hayes 20-1881: James Garfield 21-1881: Chester Arthur 22-1885: Grover Cleveland 23-1889: Benjamin Harrison 24-1893: Grover Cleveland 25-1897: William McKinley 26-1901: Theodore Roosevelt 27-1909: William Howard Taft 28-1913: Woodrow Wilson 29-1921: Warren Harding 30-1923: Calvin Coolidge 31-1929: Herbert Hoover 32-1933: Franklin Roosevelt 33-1945: Harry Truman 34-1953: Dwight D. Eisenhower 35-1961: John F. Kennedy 36-1963: Lyndon Johnson 37-1969: Richard Nixon 38-1974: Gerald Ford 39-1977: Jimmy Carter 40-1981: Ronald Reagan 41-1989: George HW Bush 42-1993: Bill Clinton 43-2001: George W. Bush 44-2009: Barack