The cities of the USA

1. The cities of the USA

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New York
Washington D.C.
Chicago
New Orleans
San Francisco
Los Angeles

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The history of New
York
New York was settled in 1624 by the Dutch. The history of New York
connects with the war between The Netherlands and England. A few
years after Henry Hudson’s voyage, Dutch settlers from The
Netherlands came to the New World. They were planning to make
money buying furs from the Indians and selling them to Europe. At the
mouth of the Hudson River, on the Island of Manhattan, they built a
settlement and called it New Amsterdam. There was an excellent
harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River, and soon New Amsterdam
became a big port and centre of trade with other colonies and with
European countries. In 1664 an English fleet sailed into the harbour of
New Amsterdam. The English forces were much stronger than the
garrison of New Amsterdam, and the Dutch surrendered. The King of
England gave New Netherlands and New Amsterdam as a present to his
brother, the Duke of York. The Duke renamed the colony and the town
New York.

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New York in 1624

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New York attracts people from all over the world. If you
look at newspapers that people around you are reading a
newspapers in Spanish, another in Arabic, still others in
Chinese, French, Russian, Italian, and so on. New York was
always a city of immigrants. It still is. New York, one the
largest and most exciting cities in the world, is situated at the
mouth of the Hudson River. It consists of five parts, called
boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten
Island.

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Bronx
Manhattan
Queens
Brooklyn
Staten Island

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The symbols of New York
The Unofficial Symbol of New York
Statue of Liberty

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Washington, the Nation’s Capital
Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) is situated on the
Potomac River. The author of the design for the capital city was
the French engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant. His design is
based on Versailles, a palace near Paris. The central place of
the city is the Mall, a large open space, a kind of park,
stretching from the building of the Capitol to Lincoln
Memorial, with Washington Memorial in the middle.
When
you are in Washington, you can visit the White House.

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the Capitol
The White house
Lincoln Memorial

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Chicago
Chicago is the centre of the Midwest
and typical American city. It is situated
on Lake Michigan. For a long time now
Chicago has been important centre of
meat making and grain storage. There
are also many factories in Chicago
which produce farm equipment. In 1871
there was a great fire, which destroyed
nearly the whole of Chicago. In the
1880’s and 1890’s Chicago attracted
engineers and architects from America
and Europe. Chicago Is a city of
skyscrapers. Chicago’s tallest building
are the John Hancock Tower, the
Standard Oil Building and the Sears
Tower, which is the tallest building in
the world. Most of the area along Lake
Michigan is taken up by beaches and
parks.
Lake Michigan

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the John Hancock Tower
the Standard Oil Building
the Sears Tower

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New Orleans
New Orleans is not a typical
American city. It is a city, the
main business of
which
pleasure. It was founded by
the French in 1718. it became
part of the United States only
in 1803. new Orleans was
more like a city of the French
Caribbean than of Northern
America. By taking many
elements of different cultures,
it has created its own unique
culture. The beautiful houses
of the South built for their
pleasure and comfort, have
spacious courtyards and cosy
patios.
The French Quarter

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New Orleans is the place where jazz and the blues really
began. There are still many jazz clubs there.
The New Orleans Jazz Festival
The city’s famous festival
is Mardi Gras. It is held
the week before Lent.
The street musicians

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San Francisco
Until the 1840’s San
Francisco
was
a
settlement of 200 people.
It grew and became
important thanks to the
Gold Rush. Forty- niners,
who came to California
by ship, passed San
Francisco on their way.
In
few
years
the
population of the city was
50 thousand. In 1906 San
Francisco was hit by
destructive earthquake
San Francisco in 1840’s
San Francisco in 1906

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San Francisco is
an usual and very
picturesque city. It is
surrounded by water
on three sides. It
stands on forty hills.
The city is also
famous for its cable
cars, which climb up
and down the hills.
The symbol of San
Francisco is the Golden
Gate
Bridge,
which
opened in 1937

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Los Angeles
In the first place Los
Angeles is know as the centre
of movie industry. Many films
stars live in
or near Los
Angeles. Los Angeles is a rich
and glamorous place. The
Beverly Hills area is a famous
for its beautiful mansions. It
is a rapidly-growing city. It’s
also
a
big
centre
of
manufactories, finance, oil
and trade. Hollywood is a
district
situated
in
Los
Angeles.
It’s
cultural
and
historical center
of movie studios.
The Beverly Hills

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Miami
Miami is a city which
located on the Atlantic
coast. It is the 42nd
largest city of the USA.
Boston
Boston is the capital of
Massachusetts. Boston is
the largest city of the USA.

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Colombia
Colombia is officially the
Republic of Columbia. It
is located in north-western
of South America.
Austin
Austin is the capital of
Texas. It is located in on
the eastern edge of the
American Southwest.