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a gas Station=Station de Gaz une station service
a highway= une autoroute
a billboard=un panneau Publicitaire
a railroad tracks=Railles de train, voie ferrée
a speed limit= une limitation de vitesse
A means of transport=Un moyen de transport
Traffic jam=embouteillage
Public Transport=Transport public que
Carpooling/Car Sharing=Covoiturage
Roadside stand/Diner=resto routier
A truck=Un camion
To hitchike (vb)=Faire du stop
To hit The road (vb)=prendre la route
To give sb a lift/a ride (vb)= conduire, déposer qq1
Miles per hour=Kilomètres par heure
the soil= le sol
Pour (vb)=verser
A currency=Une monnaie
Nuggets=Des pépites
Gold=L'or
Wealthy (adj)=Riche
Subtle (adj) =Subtil
Rush (vb) =Se ruer
a Precusor=un Precurseur
Solely (adv)=Seulement
Gold Diggers=Chercheurs d'or

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The work created by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels. Cadillac Ranch, we can be found find this work on Route 66, more exactly in Texas in Amarillo. it's not just a work of art, it has an important symbol that passes (which one ??).the cars, brated (?)about every five meters along an east-west alignment, are half-buried in the ground, the bonnet forward, and alma- (almost ?) vertical. In fact, they are supposed to form with the ground the same angle as the faces of the Egyptian pyramid of Cheops, on the Giza plateau.

Picture 3 corresponds to Jefferson's mission, picture 2 is for pacific Railroad and finally picture 1 is "the gold rush"

we will make a presentation of the characters:

Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis there is a link are linked, : which is that Lewis is the private secretary of Jefferson, then there is William Clark who is a friends of Lewis. Thomas Jeffreson and US presider (president ?) and initiator of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis who is the captain of the expedition.

For the pacific Railroad act, it was is from 1862 until 08/01/1863. Abraham Lincoln is was the president and Charles Crocker is was chief of labor. from sacraments (Sacramento ?)to Omaha by in California (Omaha is in Nebraska...), Nevada? Utah, Wyoming and Nebraski Nebraska. the 3000 kilometers ok of railroad links connect the rail network from the east of the country. to the Pacific Coast. they revolutionized the economic and demographic situation on in  American

Then for the Gold Rush, it was made started in 1849 in California, USA. it is the prospectors from all over the continent, south America and Australia

The USA is a vast territory. for starters,To start,  it is much more sensible to make this trip by car to be able to avoid as many facets of America as possible. Then, if you have an adventurous soul it is much more pleasant because there is a sense of freedom and strangers throughout the journey

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a secretary (nom) = un(e) secrétaire

The soil (nom) = le sol

Railway (N) = voie ferrée ou entreprise ferroviaire

Increasingly (adv) = de plus en plus

Currency (nom) = monnaie

Purpose (nom) = un objectif, un but

Ashore (adj) = à terre

The gold rush = la ruée vers l’or

A bias (nom) for = un biais une préférence pour

Expand (vb) = s’élargir

To hitchhike (vb) = faire de l auto-stop

To give sb a lift (v) déposer qqn

Highway (nom) = autoroute

A billboard (nom) = un panneau

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to hitchhike (VB) —> faire du stop

to hit the road (VB) —> prendre la route

a billboard —> panneau d’affichage

railroad tracks —> voies ferrées

traffic jam —> des embouteillages

car sharing —> co voiturage

a highway —> une autoroute

a gas station —> station service

a private secretary —> un secrétaire privée particulier

a groupe of explorers —> un  groupe d’explorateurs

the soil —>le  sol

especially (adv)—> surtout

rainy (adj)—> pluvieux

cloudy (adj) —> nuageux

increasingly (adv) —> de plus en plus

enacting (VB) legislation laws —> promulguer des lois

poure (VB) —> verser

gold nuggets —> pépites d’or

gold diggers —> chercheurs d’or

the gold rush —> la ruée vers l’or

witnessing (VB) —> être témoin de
currency : une devise, une monnaie

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To hitchhike (VB)= faire du stop

Public transport = transport public

Railroad tracks= voies ferrées

Traffic jam = embouteillage

a truck = un camion

To give sb a lift/a ribe (VB)= indiquer la route conduire, déposer qq1

Carpooling/ car-sharing = faire du covoiturage

a highway = une autoroute

a speed limit = une limitation de vitesse

Miles per hour = km/h (équivalent)

A means of transport = un moyen de transport

a billboard = un panneau d’affichage, publicitaire

To hit the road (VB) = prendre la route

a gas station = une station essence

Roadside stand/ dîner = endroit où prendre un repas sur le bord de la route

Obvious (adj) = évidente

A major role = une majeur partie un rôle majeur

the weather = les conditions météorologiques

Infrastructure = infrastructure

Increasingly (adv) =de plus en plus

Railway = chemin de fer

Rainy (adj)= pluvieux se

Poured (VB) = versée verser

Objective = objective

To exploit (VB)= exploiter

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The USA is a big country wich means that people need several roads and means of transport to circulate easily.  We can see in the vocabulary exercise that the mains way means of transports are the car, the bus and the train. Despite of the train, there are 4 principal rail roads in the whole country, the Pacific Northern Northern Pacific railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad, Central Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad, there are the most used axes of transport.  In the Pacific Railroad Act document we can see the first transcontinental railway line connecting the east and west coasts was created in 1862. It was very usefull to facilitate the travels and the commerce.
The roads in the USA are important also because of the explorers, like in the Jefferson’s mission document and the picture 3, it’is about 3 men who are going to travel through Louisiana to write notes about the soil and face of the country, the animals, generally, and especially those not known in the US…, the mineral production of every kind, the dates at which when particular plants put forth or lose their flowers, times of appearance of particular birds, reptiles, or insects. it’is also important for people in the Gold Rush document, 80 000 gold diggers came from all over the continent to find gold and being rich. So they all needed a way of transport secure and fast, that’is why the road are is very important in the USA.

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The first document talk s about represents the Cadillac Ranch which was created in 1974 in at the East of Amerillo, ex-road 66. It became a popular attraction in Texas because it symbolizes the freedom and the Cadillac Ranch is an innovative approach for the of public art and the creative sculpture.

The second document nammed the “jefferson’s mission” is a text who talks is about an expedition that consists consisted of in going up the rivers in North America to create maps. This document is linked with the picture 3.

The third document is an article  wrt itten in 1862 “The Pacific Railroad”, this article formalizes the creation of a transcontinental railway to connect the East and West of America. The picture 2 is the map represents of  the railroads created by this article is about.

The fourth document is connected with the picture one because she it represents the “Gold rush”: the text explains that people are coming from all over the World.

In the USA, the history of the road started by with  the expedition in the rivers in 1804 in North America to have a link with people and bring backs maps or notes from the area,.Then in 1849, the Gold Rush has created a wave of migration from all over the world in California and then in 1862, the article create mentions new ways to travel the country by the railroads and that marked a new era in the USA concerning transports.

We know the transports are very importants in this country because he it  is very large and in the 18th century, there was almost no transports so the President had to work on it and develop the type of transports or even their numbers. During the 19th century, new means of transports appeared and we are witnessing the emergence of new roads like the rises of rivers or railroads with trains (???). The road is something very important in the USA because according to the period in which we live in , we need different types of transports if  whether you we live during the Gold Rush or during the 21st th century.

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Groupe Mathéo Maturin et Claude

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In America, they are many kinds of roads and they are essential for americans, trade, tourism.. We will demonstrate the importance of the road in the USA. First, we will talk about differents roads and their usefulness.

There are railroads for several reasons, first, they are freight trains for to transport various products like food, clothes, material but there are also trains for to transport people across the country. (document « The pacific Railroad act »). Theses trains can be used for tourism or for Americans who wish to visit an other state or see visit  our their families. Roads in the USA are very important for to facilitate communications. In the USA, they are many deserts and to get throught it cross them , severals direct big roads were built. In the document « Jefferson’s mission », we can understand that higways permitted in the past to accede reach at several places  in the past for discovering new animal species, new plants, new climates etc.

In conclusion, roads are very important today but also in the past for research and in the future for economic and socials
development of the American nation.

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The documents allow us to see how the roads in the USA have contributed to the development of the country and civilization. The photo of the Cadillac Ranch shows us how the road can be used for artistic purposes, this work of art also serves to show the history of these roads, since from the first expedition Lewis et Clark to cross the United States ashore to the Pacific Ouest in 1804, to the construction of the first transcontinental railway line connecting to the east and west coasts in 1862, including the gold rush in 1849 where more than 80 people go went  to California for gold.
In all these parts moments of history, we can see that the road has been a bias means allowing men to expand their territory and take possession of the country, but also to take possession of history.

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The United States is one of the biggest country in the world. Indeed, this territory is 3,797 millions mi2.

It is obvious that traveling throughout the country is complicated and It was more difficult in the 19th century. Roads play a major role in Americans’ life. We have several documents which tells about America’s roads and railroads.

We can wonder how roads helped Americans to travel through their country?

First of all, in 1849 as we know, thanks to the document “The Gold Rush”, the United States of America was trying to get wealthier therefore they went looking for gold in the west of the country focusing on California by new inhabitants coming from South America and Australia.

Then, railroad construction has been was  authorized in 1862 by the Congress. As we know, this Great country needed some infrastructures to move from one side to of the country to an other. It was useful to for people and workers for their items/products.

The Jefferson’s mission  was about finding a way to move across the northern country by water means.

To conclude, we can say roads needed to be created to increase develop the  economy and increase the wealth to of this evolving country. This is  partly why this country is economically wealthy nowadays

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- a gas station :une  station d’essence

- a billboard : un panneau d’affichage

- railroad tracks : voies ferrées

- a speed limit : une limitation de vitesse

- a means of transport : moyens de transports

- traffic jam : embouteillages

- public transport : transport public

- carpooling / car-sharing : faire du covoiturage

- roadside stand / diner : étalages routiers un relais routier (équivalent)

-a truck : un camion

- to hitchhike (VB) : faire du stop

- to hit the road (VB): prendre la route

- miles per hour : miles par heure

- freight train : train de marchandise

- tourism : tourisme

- a motorway (Br E)/ highway (Am E) : autoroute

- trade commodity : marchandise

- identify (VB) : identifier, déterminer

- minerals production : production minière

- usefulness : utilité
currency : une devise, une monnaie

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A. Match the texts to the correct image.
B. Cadillac Ranch : find out information about the site (place, date, symbols...)
C. Pick out the information on the different events, and try to classify them.

D. Where do the Americans go? How do we call the movement in American history?

E. Describe the different steps of this movement you can see in the three events. (The name of the event, the date, the people, the places concerned, the reasons … Do not forget to use link words to make your paragraph coherent.)

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The Gold Rush: In 1849, more than 80,000 people (“the forty-niners”) poured into California looking for gold (which had been discovered there one year earlier). They came from all over the continent, but also from South America and Australia. Prospectors (or gold diggers) found so much gold that they used their gold nuggets as currency.

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The Pacific Railroad Act, passed by Congress in 1862 (12 Stat. 489), authorized the construction of the first transcontinental railway line connecting the east and west coasts. The need for a transcontinental railway to facilitate transportation of persons and products across the United States became increasingly clear in the 1850s due to the acquisition of California […]. In 1862, the Republican Party in Congress was instrumental in enacting legislation that authorized the Union Pacific Railway and the Central Pacific Railroad to construct such a railway. The Union Pacific Railway was to begin construction at Omaha, Nebraska, with the objective of connecting with the Central Pacific Railroad, which was to begin construction at the same time at Sacramento, California.

Adapted from http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Pacific+Railroad+Act

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Cadillac Ranch by Sebastian SchulzCC BY-NC-SA

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Cadillac Ranch by Sebastian SchulzCC BY-NC-SA

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Jefferson called in his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis. He knew that Lewis had served […] on the frontier. He asked Lewis to consider leading a group of explorers through the rivers of Louisiana Territory. Lewis wrote to his friend, William Clark, to ask him to join the group. Both men said yes.

Jefferson wrote instructions to Lewis. He wanted Lewis and Clark to find a Northwest passage, a water route across North America, to bring back maps and written notes about: “the soil and face of the country…, the animals of the country, generally, and especially those not known in the US…, the mineral production of every kind…, the climate as characterized by… proportion of rainy, cloudy and clear days…, the dates at which particular plants pu forth or lose their flowers…, times of appearance of particular birds, reptiles, or insects.”

Sally S. Isaacs, America in the Time of Lewis and Clark, 1998.