The USA by El Ray

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American Dream caricature

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Song about the American Dream

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Ethnic diversity in the US

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The immigrant experience

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American Dream or American nightmare

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American flag

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Some facts

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-USA located in the northern part of America continent
- It has 50 states and 1 district
(district Columbia)
-The country bordered with Mexico on the South and Canada on the North
-Total area: 9,833,520 km^2
-National language: American English
-Population: 328,2 million
-Capital: Washington D.C.
-Biggest City: New York
-Currency: US- Dollar
-President: Joe Biden
-It´s the 3rd country in number of people who live there and 3rd by size

Ethnic groups(2019)

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By race:

76.3% White

13.4% Black

5.9% Asian
2.8% Other/Multiracial

1.3% Native American

0.2% Pacific Islander

By ethnicity:

81.5% Non-Hispanic or Latino

18.5% Hispanic or Latino

Discovery of America

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-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

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- In the 1770s there were 13 colonies with 2.5 million people
- During the first winter half of them died
-Soon started the war between America and England
-In 1776 all colonies made the Declaration of Independence

The first president

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

George Washington

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Declaration of Independence

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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

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USA is a free country. Every religion is accepted and people are freelly choose to have religion or not.

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The people

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-Citizen of USA is called Americans
-USA is a very diverse country. It is home of people with different ethnics and national origins. Many people in the 19th century migrated and settled down in America
- American believes in equality and justice for all. All citizens of America deserve to have the same rights.

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-The American Dream originated in the early days of the American settlement. A lot of poor immigrants believed in the American Dream and were searching for opportunities.
-The American Dream is about achieving a successful and prosperous life in America.
-The American Dream draws on the ideals of freedom, equality and opportunity
-One of the ways to be successful in America, is by getting an Education

Immigration- Past

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-Immigration was very high back in the early 1900s all because of the idea of the American Dream
-Immigrants used to believe that the American Dream was living in a land of opportunity
-They would travel to America to own a nice house with their family and to be safe from war or persecution
-Immigrants also thought the dream involved getting a good job that would support the family
-The only thing that had blocked their way from achieving these things were cultural intolerance and language

Immigration- Present

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-The American Dream remains the same for immigrants today
-The only difference between then and now are the obstacles they face in order to achieve the dream
-Immigrants fin it extremely difficult to get a job and an education
-Some needed a job to pay for an education while some needed an education in order to get a job, making it hard for them to make a living
-Also some obstacles they went through like responsibilities they had to go through at home, like family issues, and discrimination