Important facts about USA

> The highest point in the United States of America is Mount McKinley (6,194 m).

> The Barringer Crater (Meteor Crater) in Arizona, estimated to be 49,000 years old, is 1.2 km across and 100 m deep.

>The Mississippi-Missouri is the longest river in the USA.

>Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes, is the USA's largest lake.

> Six hundred and forty thousand years ago, a massive volcanic eruption took place in present-day Yellowstone Park (Wyoming). The caldera is seventy kilometres long and thirty kilometres wide. Yellowstone became the world's first National Park in 1872.

> Skeletons of prehistoric animals buried by volcanic ash in the State of Nebraska can be seen at the Ashfall State Historical Park.

> Twenty thousand years ago nomadic people, thought to have traveled from Asia, hunted mammoths and antelope in New Mexico.

> Recent studies point to a very early migration of people to America across the Atlantic. One theory is that the Solutrean Neolithic (Stone Age) people from southwest France may have made the journey.

> Poverty Point, Louisiana, is an archaeological site dating back to 2200 BC. It contains a geometric earthwork complex, consisting of over eleven miles of raised terraces.

> In the sixth century AD the Ancestral Pueblo built villages in the south-west of the country. An example of Ancestral Pueblo architecture can be seen in Mesa Verde National Park.

> The pre-Columbian settlement of Cahokia (800-1400 AD), near St Louis, had a population of twenty thousand people.

>About a thousand years ago Leif Ericson (born in Iceland) made voyages along the North American coast.

>The voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World took place between 1492 and 1504.

> The explorer Amerigo Vespucci gave his name to America.

> When the first settlers arrived in America millions of buffalo roamed the plains.

> The Indian princess Pocahontas (1595-1617) was a friend to the colonists of Jamestown in Virginia at a time when they were finding life difficult. During a period when she was held captive, to exchange for English prisoners, Pocahontas met and married the colonist John Rolfe.

> Well remembered Native American Indian leaders include Cochise (Apache) Geronimo (Apache) and Sitting Bull (Sioux).

> Famous American outlaws include Jesse James, Billy the Kid and Butch Cassidy.

> Oklahoma was a centre of the early cattle industry.

> Over the years immigrants arrived in the USA from all over the world: China, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Spain and Vietnam.

> Richmond, the capital of the state of Virginia in the USA, was named after Richmond upon Thames in the UK.

>The State of Nevada's name comes from the Spanish meaning snow-capped.

> The State of Louisiana was named after the French King Louis XIV.

> Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote Paul Revere's Ride. The poem tells the story of the ride through the country to alert people to the beginning of the American War of Independence:

"The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight,
Kindled the land into flame with its heat."

> George Washington was the first President of the United States.

> The American Colonization Society promoted resettling freed American slaves in Africa. The resettlement of freed slaves in Liberia began in 1822.

> President Abraham Lincoln was shot while attending the theatre with his wife. He died the following morning on 15 April 1865.

>Between 1927 and 1941, Gutzon Borglum sculpted busts of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore.

> Russia sold the State of Alaska (to the west of Canada) to the United States in 1867.

>Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty and Gustave Eiffel its structural engineer. The statue was presented to the American people by the people of France on 4th July 1884 and shipped to the US in early 1885.

> Al Capone, one of America's most famous gangsters, made his money selling alcohol during Prohibition (anti-alcohol laws).

> Helen Keller was born in Alabama in 1880 and lost her sight and hearing at a very early age. Helen grew up to become a famous speaker who also helped to set up the American Foundation for the Blind.

>In 1903 the Wright brothers made the first successful flight in a plane.

> Lindburgh made the first non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris in 1927.

> Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic (1931).

> New York's Empire State Building, a National Historic Landmark, is one of the world's tallest buildings.

>Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park on Lake Michigan is among the world's largest fountains and one of Chicago's most familiar landmarks.

>William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) was an American newspaper owner who is said to have inspired Citizen Kane, the film directed by Orson Welles.

> Jean Paul Getty (1892-1976), the American oil baron, set up a foundation dedicated to the visual arts and the humanities.

> During the Second World War in August 1945 the USA dropped the Atomic Bomb on Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

> The Polaris atomic-powered submarines were launched in 1958. They were armed with nuclear warheads and had a very long firing range.

> In 1960 a US reconnaissance plane was shot down over the USSR. Its pilot, Gary Powers, was captured but later released.

> Malcolm X, the black militant leader, was shot and killed in 1965.

>1968 saw the death of Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights leader, aged 38. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

> The Anti-Vietnam War Movement in the US gained momentum in the late 1960s and early 1970s; the Americans withdrew from Vietnam in 1973.

> Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward were Washington Post reporters who investigated the Watergate break-ins. President Nixon ordered a cover-up of the affair and eventually had to resign.

> On 18 May 1980 the Mount St Helens volcano (Washington State) erupted. Fifty-seven people and thousands of animals perished.

> In 1986 seven members of the crew of the Challenger Space Shuttle were killed when the Challenger exploded just over a minute after take-off.

>The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 to study stars and galaxies.

> On 11 September 2001 four US planes were hijacked by terrorists; two crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, one crashed into the Pentagon and the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. It was estimated that around three thousand people were killed.

> In August 2005 Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast of the USA killing thousands of people, destroying homes, property and infrastructure.

> On 4 November 2008 Barack Obama was elected 44th President of the United States of America. Barack Obama is the first African-American President of the USA.


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> 13 British Colonies declared independence from England in 1776 to form the United States.

> The Boston Tea Incident took place in 1773.

> California was settled most rapidly after gold was discovered in 1848.

> U.S.A. signed the rush-Bagot Treaty with Britain.

> Andrew Johnson succeeded president Abraham Lincoln.

> Susan B. Anthony was an outspoken advocate of Women’s rights.

> Ku Klux Klan was organized in the state of Tennessee.

> Carpetbaggers were Northern businessmen who arrived in the South in the early days of Reconstruction (1865–77) period after the Civil War in the United States.

> The number of members of American Senate is 100.

> The 56th Secretary of State of the United States was Henry Alfred Kissinger from 1973 to 1977.

> The Camp David is located in Maryland.

> American President, Theodore Roosevelt, received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1906

> Richard Nixon made a trip to Beijing in 1972.

> Jimmy Carter was the President of U.S.A. when Russia invaded Afghanistan in early 1980.

> NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

> TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) was established in 1933.

> President Woodrow Wilson belonged to Democratic party.

> Morris, Richard and Commager wrote "Encyclopedia of American History."

> The “Sons of Liberty” was formed in 1765.

> The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the city of Paris.

> James Madison is known as the “Father of American Constitution”:

> The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution of US ratified in 1791 are known as Bill of Rights.

> The first Secretary of State of US was Thomas Jefferson.

> The Great Depression of 1929 lasted for a decade (10 years).

> The XYZ affairs took place between US-France.

> Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French troops at Yorktown.

> The battle of Bull Run was fought in The American Civil War.

> Panama Canal was officially opened in the year 1914.

> On August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment to US Constitution gave voting right to women.

> NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established in the year 1949.

> In 1900 the Open Door Policy was adopted with respect to China.

> The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was written by Harriet Beacher.

> The Truman Doctrine was mainly designed to extend economic assistance to Turkey-Greece.

> The 26th Amendment in 1971 lowered the voting age to 18.

> The term “Big Stick Diplomacy” is associated with President T. Roosevelt.

> During the American Civil War, the President of Confederacy was Jefferson Davis.

> Judges of the American Supreme Court are appointed by President.

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> There are 7 articles in United States's Constitution.

> Atlantic Charter dates back to 1941.

> Attack on Pearl Harbour took place in 1941.

> Pennsylvania was the second state to ratify the constitution.

> Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States.

> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.

> Total number of states in US is 50.

> Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court of U.S.A. declaring slave a chattel was given in 1857.

> Gadsden Purchase was ratified in 1854.

> Stamp Act was passed in 1765.

> Complete diplomatic relations between US and China were established in 1979.

> Florida is known as sunshine state.

> California is known as Golden Gate state.

>Oklahoma is known as Sooners state.

> ANZUS stand for Australia, New Zealand, & United States.

> Treaty of Ghent ended War of 1812 between USA and Great Britain.

> Gettysburg Address was delivered by President Lincoln.

> Columbus discovered America in 1492.

> Louisiana which doubled the size of USA was purchased for 15 million $.

> Dean Rusk was Secretary of State.

> James Town was founded in 1607.

> Henry Kissinger wrote “The White House Years.”

> “I have a dream.” was delivered by Rev. Martin Luther King.

> The Capital of New York State is Albany.

> Abolitionism was to Ban Slavery.

> Before Civil War the Principal Crop of the South was Cotton.

> Henry Clay was an American statesman and orator.

> US entered the Second World War in 1941.

> The Civil Right Act was passed in 1964.

> Louis Armstrong was a Trumpeter.

> ‘Four Freedoms’ were announced by FDR.

> Rockefellers made their fortune in Oil.

> The Liberty Bell is located in Pennsylvania.

> Texas was known as Lone Star Republic.

> MORMONS are settled in Utah.

> BABE RUTH was a Player.

> The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson.

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> American Colonization Society was to settle Negros in Africa.

> The only President to enjoy four terms is Franklin D. Roosevelt.

> The ‘Gold Rush’ of California occurred in 1848.

> Next to Cotton the most valuable American export in 1860 was Tobacco.

> Blacks were called indentured servants.

> French aid the American Revolutionary War because The French wanted revenge on England.

> The Constitution of the United States provides that amendments may be proposed by Congress.

> “Common Sense” suggested rebellion against the King.

> Industrial Revolution in Europe was influenced most directly by American Revolution.

> In 1800 most of the Americans were farmers.

> “Muckrakers” were Journalists.

> American Women got the right to vote in 1945.

> The United States gained Texas from Mexico.

> Hispanics is the fastest growing minority group in America.

> Virgin Island were purchased from Denmark.

> Rhode Island was the Last state to enter original 13 States which joined the Union.

> Philippine Islands were acquired by US in 1899.

> Puerto Rico ceded to US by Spain.

> John Adams was the second president of USA.

> Spain financed Westward voyage of Columbus in 1492.

> The Albany Congress (1754) was attended by delegates of Seven colonies.

> The Boston Massacre took place in 1770.

> Oregon was acquired in 1846.

> The Gadsen purchase of 50,000 square mile of land was primarily for the construction of Railways.

> Black birding is Illegal importance of slaves.

> Congress of US consists of Senate and House of Representatives.

> Article 1 of US constitution says, “No person can be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of 25 years and 7 years a citizen of the US”

> First ten amendments were passed by the congress on September 25, 1789.

> Delaware State is nicknamed as Diamond state.

> Era of Good Feeling was during the presidency of James Monroe.

> The slogan of ‘Fair Deal’ was given by President Truman.

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> Pilgrims fathers established Plymouth colony.

> Intolerable acts were introduced in 1774.

> Cornwalis surrendered at York town in 1781.

> According to firs census of USA(1790) its population was 3.9 million.

> Supreme court of USA was established in 1789.

> Statue of liberty was donated to USA by France.

> George Washington died in 1799.

> 1st chief justice of USA was John Jay.

> USA constitution was adopted in 1786.

> Jefferson bought Louisiana from Spain.

> Monroe doctrine was A statement of foreign policy.

> Abolonists wanted to abolish Slavery.

> President Wilson was famous for his fourteen points.

> Steel co-operation of USA was established in 1876.

> Alexander Graham invented Telephone.

> 1st university to be found in USA was Harvard.

> 1st capital of USA was New York.

> Kennedy said, " Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."

>Columbus discovered the New World in 1492.

>George Washington became president in 1789.

> Thomas Jefferson was the Third president of America.

> The 1783 treaty of Paris that defined original border of the United States was with Great Britain.

> The Louisiana purchase completed in 1803 was negotiated by Robert Livingston.

> Grover Cleveland (American president) was elected for two non-consecutive terms.

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> The Treaty of Paris is often called the Peace of Paris.

> The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America.

> The Battle of Long Island is also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights.

> Flag of stars and stripes wad adopted by Congress on June 14.

> Articles of Confederation was adopted in 1781.

> Washington was inaugurated as the first President in 1789.

> The "clear and present danger" ruling of the Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States illustrates the continuing conflict between free speech and governmental authority.

> President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points were intended to prevent international tensions from leading to war.

> The "clear and present danger" ruling in the Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States (1919) confirmed the idea that constitutional rights are not absolute.

> The major reason for United States entry into World War I was to maintain freedom of the seas.

> Following World War I, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles primarily because the treaty contained provisions that might lead the United States into foreign conflicts.

> The main significance of the Watergate affair was that it showed that the laws of the United States are superior to the actions of a President.

> The Presidency of Gerald Ford was different from all previous Presidencies because he was the first President who was not elected to either the Presidency or the Vice-Presidency.

> The major result of the Watergate controversy was that President Nixon resigned.

> The main purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to limit the president’s ability to send troops into combat abroad.

> President Richard Nixon’s visit to the People’s Republic of China in 1972 was significant because it reduced tensions between the United States and Communist China.

> The easing of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s was called détente.

> United States gained full control of the Mississippi River by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.

> In the early 1800’s, the need for a water route to help farmers ship their products to market was one reason for the Louisiana Purchase.

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