- 1. Yes!These arethereasonswhy..
2. Government 3. The USA doesnt have amonarchy, but we do
havepresidents. Currently, ourpresident is Barack HusseinObama II
who was born onAugust 4, 1961 in Honolulu,Hawaii. Obama is
agraduate of ColumbiaUniversity. 4. The White House is the
officialworkplace of the president of theUnited States. Located at
1600Pennsylvania Avenue NW inWashington, D.C., the house
wasdesigned by James Hoban, andbuilt between 1792 and 1800. Ithas
been the workspace of everyU.S. president since John Adams(2nd
president). 5. 1 George Washington, 2 John Adams, 3Thomas
Jefferson, 4 James Madison, 5James Monroe, 6 John Quincy Adams,
7Andrew Jackson, 8 Martin Van Buren, 9William H Harrison, 10 John
Tyler, 11 JamesK Polk, 12 Zachary Taylor, 13 Millard List
ofFillmore,14 Franklin Pierce, 15 JamesBuchanan, 16 Abraham
Lincoln, 17 AndrewJohnson, 18 Ulysses S Grant, 19 RutherfordB
Hayes, 20 James A Garfield, 21 Chester A. presidentsArthur, 22
Grover Cleveland, 23 BenjaminHarrison, 24 Grover Cleveland, 25
WilliamMcKinley, 26 Theodore Roosevelt, 27 WilliamH. Taft, 28
Woodrow Wilson, 29 Warren G.Harding, 30 Calvin Coolidge, 31
HerbertHoover, 32 Franklin D Roosevelt, 33 Harry S.Truman, 34
Dwight D Eisenhower, 35 John FKennedy, 36 Lyndon B Johnson,
37Richard N. Nixon, 38 Gerald R Ford, 39James E Carter, 40 Ronald
W. Reagan, 41George Herbert W. Bush, 42 Bill Clinton, 43George
Walker Bush 44. Barack H. Obama 6. Religion 7. This is a pie chart
showing the different religions inthe USA. Most Americans are
Christians (mostlyProtestant and Catholic). When asked, about
5.2%said they did not know, or refused to reply. 8. This map shows
the religious beliefs for adults inthe USA. Many Americans say that
religion playsa very important role in their lives. 9. Protestant,
Catholic and OtherJewish BuddhistChristians MuslimHindu Symbols of
Most Common Religions in 10. Stable FoodSupply 11. We can always
dependon the local super marketfor our everyday food.A long time
ago we didnot have a stable foodsupply in the USA, butwe do now!It
is a lot easier now forpeople because youwould have to
farmeveryday. Now, anaverage person goes tothe super market
aboutevery week. 12. Before:This is the first plowthat was
invented. Itis so small that ithardly plowed anyland. It was
verytiring walking up anddown everyday for along time. 13.
After:Today, wehave biggerplows thatplow moreland and whenyou
steerthem, you sitand do notwalk. 14. SocialStructure 15. Rich
People: This is Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, who sadly passed
away last year. He made major changes to the way we communicate and
he accomplished a lot. Steve made a lot of money off of his
inventions. 16. Middle Class This is an image ofPeople:a office
worker. Office workers are usually considered middle class people
who are paid average salaries. 17. Poor People:People who are
poorusually dont have ajob or are paid verylittle salary.
Thesepeople arehomeless, hungry,thirsty, and have verylittle
clothes. 18. Writing 19. Before:This is one of the first
thingspeople used to write with. It iscalled the quill pen. It was
firstestablished in America in1810. The ink was not storedin the
quill pen and needed tobe dipped into a bottle of ink. Ifyou made a
mistake, asmudge, or it leaked, therewas no eraser. You would
haveto start all over again.Sometimes, the ink would leakor drip.
20. After:Today, the pen is not aquill and it stores theliquid
(ink) inside.Also, the pen now has acap on it, so the ink wontleak
or drip. Some penshave erasers like pencilsdo, but that is
notcommon. The first penwas invented in 1884. 21. Also today, we
usee-mailing andtexting tocommunicate withfriends, family,
etc.Instead of usingpens and pencils,we use keypadsthat have
thealphabet on it so we can typeanythingwe want with no paper
involved. 22. Highly Developed Way ofLife 23. This is an iPad.
Ithas the latesttechnology for acomputer. Manypeople in Americause
iPads andother advancedcomputers. 24. This is the MetLifeStadium,
the home baseof the NY Giants and theNY Jets (football teams).The
stadium has a lot ofthe latest technology likehigh definition
TVmonitors and it featuresmore HD (high definition)square footage
than anyother building in the USA! 25. Americas
NASA(NationalAeronautics andSpaceAdministration) hasone of the
mostcomplicated andadvanced spaceshuttle programs.Their rocket
engineis the mostcomplex ever built. 26. Technology 27. The first
telephone was Today, you can do a lotinvented in the USA bymore
with a phone than justAlexander Graham Bell intalk to someone and
there1876. It was the first way to are more ways tocommunicate
instead ofcommunicate. Also, somewriting are now portable.letters
or traveling. 28. Transportation makes it easierand quicker for
people totravel. America has one of themost complex
transportationsystems in the world. 29. By:CatelynWoelfle5M
