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1、ABriefIntroductionto TheUnitedStatesbasicinformation1.Name:theUnitedStatesofAmerica;theUnitedStates;theU.S.;America;2.Size:about9.4millionkm2;thefourthlargestcountry;50statesandafederaldistrict—theDistrictofColumbia—theseatoftheFederalGovernment;basicinformation3.Nationalanthem:TheSta
2、rSpangledBanner(《星條旗永不落》)4.NationalFlag:the50starsrepresentthe50states,the13stripesrepresentthe13originalcolonies;knownasOldGlory.5.NationalEmblem:TheBaldEaglewastheNationalEmblemoftheUnitedStates.TheBaldEaglehassincebecomethelivingsymboloftheU.S.A.'sfreedom,spiritandpursuitofexcellen
3、ce.basicinformation6.Thecapital:WashingtonD.C7.Thesymbol:UncleSam8.PeopleWASPs:WHITEAnglo-SaxonProtestants;minorities:theblack;Indians;Hispanics;Chinese-Americans;Jews;theMeltingPot—themixtureandassimilationofdifferentracesthathaveimmigratedintotheUSA.HISTORYIn1788,13coloniesbecomethe
4、UnitedStatesofAmericaTheLouisianaPurchase（1803）By1837,newstateshavebeencreatedaroundtheMississippi.By1850,OregonandCaliforniabecomestates.1843:OnethousandpeopletraveltoOregon1848:USAwinsTexasintheMexicanWar1849:Californiagoldrush1862:Anewlawgivesfreelandtosettlersfreeandslavestates(18
5、60)UnionStatesandConfederationStatesTerritoryExpansionofAmericanBy1912,allstatesexceptAlaskaandHawaiihavebeencreated.CULTUREFivefamoussymbolsofAmericancultureAmericandreamIndividualfreedomofchoiceinlifestyleEqualaccesstoeconomicabundanceThepursuitofsharedobjectivesmutuallyadvantageous
6、totheindividualandsocietyCharacterofAmericans(individualism)independenceandcollaborationbepractical,downtoearthtolerancemeltingpotandracialdiscriminationbecriticalExperimentaldaretobedifferentreligionandbelief
