A journey around the USA

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A journey
around the USA

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This area, especially the state of Virginia, is the cradle of
American culture in its modern Anglo-Saxon sense. The
northern half of this area, where the first 13 colonies emerged
to gain independence from Great Britain in 1783, are most
often the East Coast proper. The southern half of this area,
inhabited and developed already in our time, can be attributed
to both the South of the United States and the Southeast. Some
time before this, unsuccessful attempts to colonize this
territory were made by Spain and France.

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Boston

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Boston was founded on
September 17, 1630 by Puritan
colonists Massachusetts
Colony. In the 1770s, the
British tried to tighten control
over the 13 colonies by
increasing taxation, but after
events like the Boston Tea
Party, a war of independence
began in the country.

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Niagara Falls

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Niagara Falls is a complex of waterfalls on the Niagara
River, which separates the US state of New York from
the Canadian province of Ontario. Although the
difference in elevation is not very large, the falls are
very wide, and in terms of the volume of water
passing through it, Niagara Falls is the most powerful
in North America. The height of the waterfalls is 53
meters.

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New York

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For a long time before the appearance of Europeans, the Indians of Manahatto and Canarsie
lived in New York. In 1626, the first European populations appeared, who founded the first
city on the outskirts of Manhattan and named it Nieuw Amsterdam. In 1664, the city was
captured by the British and was renamed in honor of the organizer of the invasion - the Duke
of York.

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Washington

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Washington was founded in 1790 and within 10
years became the capital of the United States,
taking this title from Philadelphia. It is named
after the first president of the country, George
Washington. During the landing of the British in
1814 during the Anglo-American War, part of
the city and government buildings were burned
down and then rebuilt. Here is the residence of
the head of state - the White House, the
building of the main military department - the
Pentagon, on Capitol Hill in a chic park there is
the Capitol, where the meetings of the American
Congress are held.

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Техаs

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In 1786, Texas, after a war with the Mexican
army, became an independent state from
Mexico. In 1845. he signed an agreement
with the United States to enter this country
on the basis of the rights of another state. It
is interesting that already in the civil war
between the northern and southern states of
1861-1865, Texas participated on the side of
the southerners, opposing Washington.

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Colorado

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At the beginning of the XVI century. the
territory of the future state was
examined by the Spaniards. Since
1706, the territory of Colorado has
been declared a colony of Spain. The
land got its name from the Colorado
River. Then the province passed to
France.

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This scenic bend in the Colorado River is
located in the Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area. And because of its
beauty as well as its symmetry, this
place attracts a huge number of
tourists and photographers every
year, thanks to whom we can enjoy
these stunningly beautiful shots at
Horseshoe Bend.

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Utah

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The first people lived in the Great Basin area
more than 10 thousand years ago, were
engaged in hunting and gathering. About 2
thousand years ago, in the area of the
Colorado plateau, the Anasazi basket-maker
culture developed. Then the Pueblo tribes
settled here, numerous traces of whose
activities have survived in the southeast of
the state. By the time the Europeans
appeared, this region was inhabited by the
Utah, Payute, Navajo and Goshut tribes.

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Arizona

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Much of the state's territory is covered by
mountains, plateaus and deserts. In the north of
the state, there is the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado River. The southwestern part of Arizona
is occupied by the Sonoran Desert, which is home
to cities such as Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma. The
largest river in the state is the Colorado. Almost
all of Arizona, with the exception of some
southern and southeastern regions, is located in
the Colorado River Basin. There are three national
parks in the state.

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Nevada

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Nevada is one of the
mostarid states of the
United
States,locatedbetween
California and
Utah.Nevada
enteredcomposition of
the United States
intime of the Civilwars
between southern
andnorthern states.

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California

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California is a US state located on the
western coast of the country, on the shores
of the Pacific Ocean. This is the most
shining state in America - the sun shines
here for a record number of days a year,
and the number of celebrity mansions per
square meter of land is off the charts.
Before the arrival of Europeans, the
population of California was extremely
diverse.

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Yosemite

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Sequoia
Park

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Los Angeles

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• Los Angeles is a city in the
United States in the south of
California, located on the
Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles is
one of the world's largest
cultural, scientific and
educational centers. Also, the
city is one of the largest
world centers of the
entertainment industry in the
field of cinema, music,
television.

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San Francisco

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In 1776, the Spaniards established a
small town on the coast of the
peninsula, building a fort near the
Golden Gate. In 1848 the city began to
grow rapidly. In the same year, it was
renamed San Francisco. After a
devastating earthquake and fire in
1906, the city was completely rebuilt.
In the late 1960s, San Francisco became
the epicenter of the hippie revolution,
music, creative expression and politics.