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Geografie

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Historie

3.	Známí Američané

4.	Výkonná, zákonodárná a soudní moc

"- hottest place
o Dead Valley in California
- national parks:
o Yellowstone (the oldest park in the world, founded in 1872)
o Nyoming
o Yosemite
o Grand Canyon

- history:

o around the year 1000 Vikings discovered America, but the official discovery was in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. He called the people the Indians, because he thought he was in India

o 1607 – the first English colony was founded in Virginia (after queen of England: Elizabeth I, she was called a Virgin queen)

o 1620 – Pilgrim Fathers (puritans who escaped from England because of their religion disagreement with the King).Many of them died during the Journey on the ship “Mayflower” and many died because of the harsh winter and lack of food. However, the Indians helped the rest to survive by giving them corn and turkey. After the first harnest the Pilgrim decided to celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a national holiday and the whole family meets for dinner with turkey and corn after the first Harvey.

o 18th century – The French occupied the West and South coast and the English occupied 13 colonies in the East coast (Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Rope Island...). The war cost lot of money. The English raised the taxes for the colonist (it was possible because the colonists didn’t have any representative to fight for them)=> 1773 Boston Tea Party against the high taxes. They dressed kike Indians and threw all the tea to the sea and the War of Independence started (1775-1783)..."