Facts on American life, history, music, traditions...

1. THE UNITED STATES:ORIGINS.
A COUNTRY'S STORY.
AMERICAN LIFE
THE FACES OF AMERICA.
MOVIES, MOVIES, MOVIES..
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MUSIC IN THE US.

2. THE UNITED STATES: ORIGINS.
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3. A COUNTRY'S STORY.
The First People came to America from Siberia. They moved south and
east from Alaska into the new country. Now we call these people
“Native Americans”.
The New World. In 1942, Christopher Columbus came to America from
Spain. Most Europeans followed. Spain and France were most interested
In the “New World”. Later, Britain was interested too. In 1587, the British
Built a town. Jamestown, in Virginia.
A Free Life. In 1620, 102 people came to America from England. In America
Their church could be free. The first ship was the Mayflower. It arrived in
Plymouth Rock in the northeast. Now people call six of the states in the
Northeast “New England”.
A Country is Born. Many people from Britain lived in the east of the country.
These Americans paid money to Britain, but they wanted to be really free.
They fought a war and the Americans won in 1776. In 1779, George
Washington was the new country's first president. There were thirteen states
In the new country.
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4. A COUNTRY'S STORY.
Go West!. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson bought a lot of land from
France- west of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. Then the US
Was bigger. Many people wanted to go west to a new life, but it was hard
There. The new life in the West was also the end for the way of life of many
Native Americans. For years, the government moved them from place to
Place. Each time, their land was smaller and smaller. Sometimes the Native
Americans fought, but the United States was stronger. In 1890, Americans
Killed more than 200 Sioux people at Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
Black Elk, a young Sioux wrote, “A people's dream died there. It was a
Beautiful dream”.
North and South. By the 1850s, the North and South of the country were
Different. The North had many cities and towns. It was richer. The South
Had many farms. Slaves from Africa worked on those farms. But many people
In the North did not like this. In 1861, there was a war between the North and
The South. More than 600.000 Americans died before the war ended in 1865.
The North won under President Abraham Lincoln. After the war there were
No slaves in the US.
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5. A COUNTRY'S STORY.
The US Today.
The US got stronger and stronger. After the Second World War, The
United States fought a “Cold War” with the Soviet Union. When the
Soviet Union ended, many Americans thought about their country's
Future. Some of them think that the United States can be a “world
Policeman”. Other people think that this idea is wrong.
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6. THE FACES OF AMERICA.
From the early days many different kinds of people
Lived in the United States. In 1790, more than 60% came
From Britain. Many came from Ireland, Germany, Holland
And France. About 20% came from Africa.
Between 1880 and 1914 22.000.000 immigrants came to
The US. Most were from the south and west of Europe.
Today, most immigrants are from Latin America and Asia.
More than 750.000 immigrants come to the US every year.
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7. MOVIES, MOVIES, MOVIES.
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect
on cinema across the world since the early 20th centur. Its history is sometimes separated int
four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the
contemporary period. Since the 1920s, the American film industry has grossed more money
every year than that of any other country.
The United States was in the forefront of sound film development in the following decades
Since the early 20th century, the U.S. film industry has largely been based in and around
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
American screen actors like John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe have become iconic figures,
while producer/entrepreneur .Walt Disney was a leader in both animated film and movie
merchandising. The major film studios of Hollywood are the primary source of the most
commercially successful movies in the world, such as Gone with the Wind (1939), Star Wars
(1977), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009).
Today, American film studios collectively generate several hundred movies every year,
making the United States the third most prolific producer of films in the world — the first
being India and the second being Nigeria.
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8. MUSIC IN THE US.
The music of the United States reflects the country's multi-ethnic population through a
diverse array of styles. Among the country's most internationally-renowned genres are
hip hop, blues, country, rhythm and blues, jazz, barbershop, pop, techno, and rock and roll.
The United States has the world's largest music industry and its music is heard around the
world. Since the beginning of the 20th century, some forms of American popular music
have gained a near global audience.
The United States is often said to be a cultural melting pot, taking in influences from across
the world and creating distinctively new methods of cultural expression. Though aspects of
American music can be traced back to specific origins, claiming any particular original
culture for a musical element is inherently problematic, due to the constant evolution of
American music through transplanting and hybridizing techniques, instruments and genres.
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