An Overview of the USA

An Overview of the USAFocuses:1. US Geographical Maps: Key Features2. Important States3. Regions/ Time ZonesFocuses:4. Major Events in US History: Columbus Discovery/ The Pilgrims/ Thanksgiving/ 13 Original States/ Revolutionary War/ Territory Expansion Civil War/ The Great Depression/ US in WWI&II/ Vietnam War/ The Rise to a Superpower/ The 9-11 Event & Consequences.Geographical MapsRegions of the USATime ZonesMajor Events in the History of the USAColumbus Discovery (1492)The Pilgrims (1620s)Thanksgiving (1621)The Roots of the Revolution ( The Stamp Act-1765)BOSTON TEAPARTY(1773)The Battle of Lexington (1775)The Signing of the Declaration of IndependenceThe Revolutionary War(1776—1781)Territory Expansion (1781-1853)The Civil War ( 1861-1865)Battle of Gettysburg (1863)The North Won the War (1865)The Great Depression (1930s)Pearl Harbor (1941)Postwar Era: A SuperpowerVietnam War (1950s-1975)Terrorist Attack ( 2001)War on Afghanistan and Iraq2001- nowThe End