USA FOR BEGINNERS

The United States of America is a large country which lays on a continent called America. The capital city of the USA is Washington DC. There are 50 states in the USA ( not counting Washington DC ). The USA's flag is connected with that too, because we call it: »Stars and Stripes« (the stripes represent 13 original states ). USA is bounded by Atlantic ocean in the east, by Mexico in the south and by Canada in the north.
 
They've got federal government and a president, which is the worst till now, George Bush Junior. Many people really believe in him. The national motto is: »In God We Trust«, and the national symbol is the bald eagle. The first one probably comes from history.
How did it all begin? On the land of America, many centuries ago, lived native Americans, who were discovered by Christopher Columbus. So how did it happen that we come from friendly native inhabitants to the mad president? First settlers came from Europe and destroyed the native Americans, although they helped the settlers to survive. The slave trade triangle was very important for many years.     
   
The USA have been in many wars and survived few revolutions. The important thing for many people is that they made a new drink – Coca-Cola. Now, in 21st century USA has got a very strong economy, they are also car-oriented. USA has got very odd properties too, funny laws for example. Many Americans are overweight, because they eat a lot of junk food and don't exercise enough. Many people are rich and own a lot of credit cards. They are still inventing strange things such as drive-ins. Thanks to that, we can now see drive-in restaurants, drive-in cleaners and many more. USA has a population of 250 million. They live in big towns like Las Vegas, New York, Los Angeles…Beyond the dark side of America, there's also a bright one. The USA nature is very beautiful, they've got many attractions (Miami beach, Statue of liberty…), and national parks, most popular are Yellowstone and Grand Canyon. You should really take a look at the real beauty!  



Jana Lukashevich, 9.b