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in Italy but lived in Spain for a long time.
He was a seaman and made many sea voyages.
In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain gave him money to go to India.

land. Columbus thought that it must be India but it was not. It was America - Central America in fact. People began to speak about the land as “the New World”.

women left England for the New World. They sailed on board the ship the “Mayflower”. On the 21st of November they landed in the Northeast of America and set up a colony.

Day. Traditional food is roast turkey, potatoes and pumpkin. In the autumn of 1621 the colonists wanted to thank God for their first harvest and had a special dinner. Wild turkeys were on the table of this meal and since then the turkey has become a symbol of Thanksgiving Day.

of the USA. They hunted, fished, grew their own food and believed in gods who lived in trees, stones, water and fire. They helped the first English colonists. Now most of them live on “reservations”.

colonists didn`t want to depend on England. They began to fight for their independence and got it. George Washington became the first President of the United States.

west to look for gold. They built new towns. Some people were lucky but some were not. They left the towns, so they became empty. Now these “ghost towns” are very popular with tourists.

usually wore hats, boots and jeans.

In the middle of the 19th century in the city of San Francisco there lived a tailor called Levi Strauss. He made special clothes – strong trousers called jeans. Very soon cowboys started to wear jeans. Now people wear jeans in America and all over the world.

dime = 10 cents

a quarter = 25 cents

Stripes”. There are three colours on the flag of the USA – red, white and blue. As there are 50 states in the USA, there are 50 stars: one star for each state. The American flag has 13 stripes. The stripes are red and white. There is one stripe for each of the first colonies of the United States.

USA is the Statue of Liberty. France gave the statue to America in 1884 as a symbol of friendship. The Statue is in New York on Liberty Island.

country in 1782. It has an olive branch (a symbol of peace) and arrows (symbols of strength). You can see the eagle on the back of a dollar bill.