USAHistoryGeography

U.S.A. HISTORY and GEOGRAPHY

THE STEP AHEAD

WEBQUEST U.S.A. PART 1 GEOGRAPHY

I.Give the names of the American flag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usa_flag

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II.The different elements composing the flag are...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usa_flag

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III.Size of the US? Number of inhabitants?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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IV. Name the 6 different ethnic groups that make up the population :

http://www.censusscope.org/us/map_common_race.html

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V.Give the percentage of each group.

(click on the Demographic Maps in the left hand column)

http://www.censusscope.org/us/map_common_race.html

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VI. Find the name of the national anthem and what the Americans do when their anthem is performed in public.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_national_anthem

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VII.Give the names of the five largest American cities.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html

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VIII.Name today's American President. Date of his election?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

IX.Frequency of American elections and date of the next elections.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election

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WEBQUEST U.S.A. PART 2 HISTORY

I.The first Americans: origin and approximate date of arrival.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_americans

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II.Name of the first Europeans to set foot on American land. Date?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usa#Native_Americans_and_European_settlers

III. The first English settlers arrived in … on …

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower

IV.Find out more about the puritans and their reasons for leaving

England.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_history_of_the_United_States#Puritans

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V. Number of American colonies founded between 1607 and 1733?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies

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VI.Name them (Give today's names)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies

VII. Location of the Thirteen colonies. Look at the map.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies

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VIII.State of Virginia: origin of the name and name of the person who

founded this state.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia

IX.Find the date and the name of the document proclaiming the Independence of the 13 colonies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_colonies

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X.Name of the 1st American president? Dates birth/death/election?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_washington

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XI.. Slaves. Date of arrival of the first Africans

and date of the abolition of slavery.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Colonial_United_States#The_first_African_slaves

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery#History_of_abolition_in_the_United_States

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