TEM-8国家概况总结.doc

The United States of America National Flag: star and stripes 13 horizontal stripes: for the 13 colonies 50 white stars: for the 50 US states. National Emblem: A bald eagle , and a shield in front of the eagle. 13 whit stars: for the 13 colonies. Olive branch and arrow “ E pluribus Unum” means “Out of Many, One.” National Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner (1931) Nickname: Uncle Sam (1961) National Flower: Rose Yellow Stone National Park: in Wyoming The Old Faith is the most famous. Grand Canyon: in Arizona Mississippi River 4th long in the world The longest, widest in the drainage area, richest river in the North America. Starts from Lake Superior. “Father of Waters” Five Great Lakes Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan (in the US only) Niagara Falls: No. 1 in the world Consists of: House-shoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. Washington D.C. Name is in the memory of George Washington and Christopher Columbus. New York The Big Apple the capital of the world Los Angels The City of Angel Hollywood Disneyland Chicago The Wind City Sears Tower (highest building in the US) Boston Oldest city in the US Harvard, Massa Institute of Technology San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Bay Bridge Transamerica Pyramid Chinatown Silicon Valley Detroit Moter City Houston Oil Center The NASA Named after the pre-president Lyndon Johnson Atlanta Hometown of Martin Luther King Host the 26th Olympic Games The New World: C. Columbus called the Indians the first Americans. The first colony: Jamestown (1607) Mayflower： Puritans and the birth of Thanksgiving Days Independence War 1773 the Boston Tea Party 1774, the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia 1775, the war started in Lexington 1775, the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia appointed George Washington the Commander of Continental Amry. 1776, Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson ( Jul 4th is the National Day) 1783, Treaty of Paris between British and t