The American revolution

“The distinction between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Englanders are no more. I am not a
Virginian, but an American”.
Patrick Henry

THE WORDS YOU NEED: treaty

TREATY: WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN COUNTRIES
a written agreement between two or more countries, formally approved and signed by their
leaders:
a peace treaty
the treaty on European union
[ + to infinitive ] We've signed/concluded a treaty with neighbouring states to limit emissions of
harmful gases.
Sinonimi
accord; agreement (SAME OPINION)
pact

THE WORDS YOU NEED: trade

TRADE: ACTIVITY OF BUYING AND SELLING OR EXCHANGING GOODS
The activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or
countries:
The country's trade in manufactured goods has expanded in the last ten years.
70 percent of the country's trade is with Europe.
The two countries have signed a trade agreement for one year only.
Sinonimi
business (SELLING)
commerce
enterprise (BUSINESS)

THE WORDS YOU NEED: harbour

HARBOUR: PORT
An area of water next to the coast, often protected from the sea by a thick wall, where ships and
boats can shelter:
Our hotel room overlooked a pretty little fishing harbour.
Confronta
dock noun (FOR SHIPS) MOLO
seaport

The thirteen colonies

XVIII century: The British government increased control over its 13 American colonies and started
to impose new laws and taxes.
In 1773 a new tax on tea → Boston Tea Party. As a protest American patriots threw a large amount
of imported tea into the Harbour of Boston.

The colonies opposed Great Britain because they had no representatives in the British Parliament.

Boston Tea Party

The War of Independence (1776-1783)
The colony chose delegates to represent them, but the British soldiers in America were ordered to
arrest the leaders of the American rebels in 1775. This started a war.

The representatives met in Philadelphia and appointed George Washington Commander in chief
(comandante in capo) of the American army.

On July, 4th 1776 they draw up the Declaration of Independence and declared their independence
from Great Britain.

This was the birth of the United States of America

Facts about George Washington

1 He was the first president
2 He was born on 1732
3 He was called “the father of our country”
4 He was the commander of the army
5 His face is on the quarter & one dollar bill
6 He never lived in the White House
7 The Washington Memorial was built in his honor

Let’s watch a video on George Washington

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zm2npuIWek

The Constitution
-The British forces were defeated and the Treaty of Versailles was signed in Paris in 1783 and
Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States of America.
-In 1787 the US Constitution was signed. This document represented the foundation of the Federal
Government in the country
-George Washington was the first President and Washington became the capital city of the Union.

The Constitution

The Preamble
The Preamble The Preamble lists the reasons that the 13 original colonies separated from their
mother country, and became an independent nation.

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America”.

The seven articles

The Constitution is our plan for government. The Articles of the Constitution talk about the duties
of the three main parts of government: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the
Judicial Branch. The articles also talk about the separate powers of the Federal and State
government, and how to change the Constitution.

The evolution of the American flag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3b6yaVWDvU

The end
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