四级英语作文：美国-The United States.docVIP

The United States????The United States covers a large part of the North American continent. Its neighbours are Canada to the north, and Mexico to the south.????When this land first became a nation, after winning its independence from Engand, it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented of the American flag by a star. All these states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew toward the west, new states were added and new states appeared on the flag. For a long time, there were 48 states. In 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag, representing