Séquence 2 :THE HISTORY OF THE USA

                              1 - The discovery of America

What do you know about the discovery of America ? Do the following quiz :

http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/History/US-History---1---Exploration--Early-Settlement-156697.html



                            2 - Christopher Columbus

 

How well do you know Christopher Columbus ? Do this quiz :

://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/columbus/learn/page02.shtml#focus

Do you know enough to make your teacher walk the plank ? Play this game !!!

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_columbus.html

Play another game !!
http://www.kibagames.com/Game/Discovery_of_America


POEMS AND SONGS     
When Columbus was a little boy,
He lived beside the sea.
He watched the ships sail in and out
And wished that he could be ______
A sailor, a sailor, to sail across the sea,
A sailor, a sailor, to skip before the breeze.

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FOR COLUMBUS DAY

Long ago most people thought
The world was flat.....we know it's not.
Columbus said, "The world is round!"
That's how America was found.

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COLUMBUS
(sung to tune of "Eensy-Weensey Spider")Columbus was a sailor who thought the world was round.
He asked for ships but many turned him down.
He went to ask the King and Queen of Spain,
And he told them of the gold and spices they would gain!

He had to wait six years for the king and queen to say,
"We'll give you ships so you can sail away."
It was the year of 1492
When Columbus sailed from Spain with his tough and able crew.

They sailed upon the ships out of sight of any land.
Things didn't go exactly as they'd planned.
They begged Columbus to turn and head for home.
But Columbus urged them onward across the sea and foam.

On October the 12th of 1492
A sailor sighted land and yelled to the crew!Columbus went ashore and claimed the land for Spain,He was thankful that his voyage had not been made in vain.

THE USA: SEQUENCE 1: geography and general facts

"GEOGRAPHY OF THE USA"    

Play games to learn the names of the states & the capitals, etc... on sheppardsoftware.com 


Flag:

 The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union in  1776

Names : - The Stars and Stripes;
               -  Red, White and Blue;
               -  Old Glory;
                                                                                            - The Star Spangled Banner

Anthem :

The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America.
Listen to it !:

  The pledge of Allegiance :

The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of loyalty to the federal flag and the republic of the United States of America:

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Schoolkids all across the United States recite the Pledge of Allegiance at school, usually in the morning. But they don't have to

Washington, D.C.'
Washington, D.C. is neither a state nor territory, but has a government that resembles both.

Capital City:	Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States of America
Motto:	Justitia Omnibus (Justice for all)
Origin of District's Name:	Named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus
Location:	Between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River

BACK TO SCHOOL!!

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