The white stars on the American flag symbolize the individual states.
There is one star for each state in the union. There are currently 50, for the fifty states in the union.
Whenever a new state joins, a new star is added to the flag on the following 4th of July. The last time that happened was on July 4, 1960; Hawaii having become a state in the latter part of 1959.
There are 13 stripes for the 13 original colonies.
The white on the flag signifies purity and innocence. The red, for hardiness and courage, and the blue for perseverance and determination. When you weave them together, you get the American Flag, symbol for equality and freedom.
:: Basic Data ::
- Capital city: Washington
- Surface: 9372614 square kilometers
- The most important rivers: Mississippi,
Missouri, Ohio, and Colorado
- The highest place: McKinley 6194 m
- The biggest depression: Death Valley 86m
- Average life expectancy for female is 79, for
male 72 years
:: Melting Pot ::
As you know in the USA there are many people from different countries. The people long time ago
learnt English and integrated into the culture of the USA, but know isn't the same. Now you can go to the
USA and newer hear English.
The immigrants compete with Americans for jobs.
An illegal immigrant is cheaper employee than an
American. The job is the point of the problem,
because if there are jobs the immigrants will
continue to come.
:: History in a Pill ::
1492 Columbus
discovered America
1607 the first English colony in America
1773 Boston Tea Party
1776 the English colonies declared
independence
1848 the south-west border cross all continent
1861-1865 the war between North and South
1929 crash on the New York's Stock Exchange
:: US Presidents ::
1.George
Washington
1789-
1797
2.John Adams
1797-
1801
3.Thomas Jefferson
1801-
1809
4.James Madison
1809-
1817
5.James Monroe
1817-
1825
6.John Quincy Adams
1825-1829
7.Andrew Jackson
1829-1837
8.Martin van Buren
1837-1841
9.William Henry Harrison
1841-1841
10.John Tyler
1841-1845
11.James K. Polk
1845-1849
12.Zachary Taylor
1849-1850
13.Millard Fillmore
1850-1853
14.Franklin Pierce
1853-1857
15.James Buchanan
1857-1861
16.Abraham Lincoln
1861-1865
17.Andrew Johnson
1865-1869
18.Ulysses S. Grant
1869-1877
19.Rutherford B. Hayes
1877-1881
20.James A. Garfield
1881-1881
21.Chester A. Arthur
1881-1885
22.Grover Cleveland
1885-1889
23.Benjamin Harrison
1889-1893
24.Grover Cleveland
1893-1897
25.William McKinley
1897-1901
26.Theodore Roosevelt
1901-1909
27.William H. Taft
1909-1913
28.Woodrow Wilson
1913-1921
29.Warren G. Harding
1921-1923
30.Calvin Coolidge
1923-1929
31.Herbert C. Hoover
1929-1933
32.Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933-1945
33.Harry S. Truman
1945-1953
34.Dwight D. Eisenhower
1953-1961
35.John F. Kennedy
1961-1963
36.Lyndon B. Johnson
1963-1969
37.Richard M. Nixon
1969-1974
38.Gerald Ford
1974-1977
39.Jimmy Carter
1977-1981
40.George Bush
1981-1989
41.Ronald Reagan
1989-1993
42.Bill Clinton
1993-2001
43.George W. Bush
2001-
:: Branches of Government ::
Executive Branch
The power of the executive branch is vested in the President, who also serves as Commander in Chief
of the Armed Forces
Judicial
Branch
The judicial branch hears
cases that
challenge or require interpretation of the
legislation passed by Congress and signed by the
President.
Legislative Branch
The legislative branch consists of the Congress, which is divided into
two chambers -- the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
- Capital city: Washington
1492 Columbus
discovered America
Executive Branch
Judicial
Branch
Legislative Branch
