Lesson 115. The USA. Part IX.

Reading and discussing

https://www.insider.com/what-every-state-is-best-known-for

Mardi Gras?

Great American Melting Pot

https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/great-american-melting-pot

What about the Independence?

Homework

Watch both videos and answer the questions below. Make a short summary.

1. How many British colonies formed the United States of America?
2. In which year was the Stamp Act, the first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers issued?
3. Which incident took place at Boston Harbor in protest against the British for taxation without representation?
4. Which battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution?
5. What treaty ended the war of the American Revolution?
6. Where was the historic Battle of Bunker Hill fought?
7. Where did the First Continental Congress take place?
8. Who was the commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution?
9. What was the first major American victory in the Revolutionary War?
10. Which document announced the separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain?