Transcript United States Notes - Boone County Schools

United States of
America
United States Flag
• Colors: Red, White, and Blue
• Stripes of flag alternating the colors red and
white.
• 13 stripes represents the original 13 colonies.
• Top left of flag is blue background with 50
white stars.
• 50 stars represents the # of U.S. states.
• The flag of the United States earned the
nickname “Star-Spangled Banner” after the
battle of Fort McHenry during the War of
1812.
United States History
• 13 colonies separated from Britain
(the British)
• Famous document: Declaration of
Independence *This document announced to
the world that the 13 English colonies wanted
to establish their own gov’t.
• 1st elected president of the United States was
George Washington.
• Famous document: Constitution *This
document is considered to be the ultimate
“law of the land” in the U.S.
Wars involving the United States
• American Revolutionary War
• War of 1812
• Civil War- United States vs United States *Battle
was fought between the North and the South
(Union vs Confederate)
• World War 1
• World War 2
• Vietnam War
• Desert Storm
Extra Credit for your Test
• If you wear something that says Ohio State on
Friday for your test, you will get +5 extra credit
points.
• If you wear something red and gray, you will
receive +4 points.
• If you wear something red or gray, you will
receive +3 points.
United States Geography
• 50 States and 1 district (OHIO is the best and the
“M” state is the worst”)
• Delaware was the 1st state
• Kentucky was the 15th state
• Hawaii was the 50th state
• Mountains=Rocky, Appalachian, Great Smoky,
Cascade, Mt. McKinley
• Rivers= Mississippi, Ohio, Colorado, Rio Grande,
Arkansas
• 5 great lakes= HOMES (Formed by glaciers)
• 3rd largest country in the world (pop. and size)
United States People
• Population: Almost 324 million (#3)
• Main language: English (79%) *2nd Spanish
(13%)
• Ethnic groups: White (80%), Hispanic (15%),
African-American (13%). *Hispanic is the fastest
growing ethnic group in the United States.
• Life expectancy: 79.68 (#43 in the world)
*Females live on average 5 years longer than
males 77 to 82.
• Safe drinking water: 99.2%
• Literacy Rate: 99%
United States Economy
• The US (nominal GDP) can claim it has the best
economy in the world. So can China though when
comparing PPP.
• Most analysts would say America has the greatest
economy in the world. Very technology driven!
• Almost 80% of our economy comes from services.
(Service industry is a business that provides services to
people instead of producing goods.)
• Population below poverty line: 15.1%
• We rank #2 in the world in exports behind China. Main
exporting partners: Canada, Mexico, China.
• We rank #1 in the world in imports! Main importing
partners: China, Canada, Mexico
United States Government
• Gov’t- Federal Republic/Representative
Democracy
• National Capital: Washington D.C.
• Independence: July 4th 1776
• President- Barack Obama *He is serving his
second term of four years.
• U.S. Supreme Court has 9 justices and are
appointed for life. (Currently we have 8)
• Voting age: 18 years old *You have the option
if you want to vote or not!
United States Military
• United States Armed Forces: US Army, US Navy
(includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Coast
Guard
• 18 years of age (17 years of age with parental
consent) for male and female voluntary service;
service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active
duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active
(Air Force, Marines)
• The U.S. spends about 3.8% of its GDP
on it’s military. Spend 600+ billion!
Saudi Arabia is the highest at 14%.
This is really true about the U.S.
• The current 50-star American flag was designed by a
17-year-old as a school project in 1958. He got a B-.
• Statistically, the deadliest job in America is … president.
Of the 44 men who’ve held the post, 4 have been
assassinated in office— a rate of roughly 9 percent (or
about one in ten) killed on the job.
• One out of every eight Americans have been employed
by McDonald's at some point.
• In Montana, cows out number people 3 to 1.
• The Library of Congress is keeping an archive of every
tweet ever tweeted.
• In more than half of all U.S. states, the highest
paid public employee in the state is a football
coach.
• It costs the U.S. government 1.8 cents to mint a
penny and 9.4 cents to mint a nickel.
• In 2014, police in the United States killed 1,100
people. During that same year, police in Canada
killed 14 people, police in China killed 12 people
and police in Germany didn’t kill anyone at all.
• In 2013, women earned 60 percent of all
bachelor’s degrees that were awarded that year
in the United States.
• The average supermarket in the United States
wastes about 3,000 pounds of food each year.
• The state with the most millionaires per capita
is Maryland.
• The average American spends more than 10
hours a day using an electronic device.