USA

• 1760s original colonies started to protest against British taxes and other laws
• Declaration of Independence in 1776 which started „all men are created equal"
• Document and Constitution 1787 of the Declaration of Independence became known as the Founding Fathers
• Constitution is a document that sets out how government will be organised and run
• US constitution has three branches - legislative (Congress), executive (President) and judicial (Supreme Court)
• 1860-61 southern states declared their secession from the USA, they wanted to keep slavery
• War between the Confederacy and Union, Union won and slavery was abolished*

  1865
• Africa-American achieved the full equality with the civil rights movement 1960
• Immigration from Ireland, Russia, Germany in the years after the civil war ; emigrated to escape the poverty and religious persecution
• Melting pot: no cultural diversity and sometimes differences are not respected
• Salad bowl: cultures are not mixed at all
• 9 / 11 effect was mass electronic surveillance
• Main reasons immigrants left their native country: fleeting from religious persecution, escape poverty and famine, for the American Dream
• superpower: Economic strength, large and technologically advanced economy and Cultural Influence, global impact of Music, movies, technology and fashion
• Civil Rights Movement: African Americans fought against segregation through peaceful protests and boycotts
• Gun law pro: prevent tragedies like mass shooting, more capacity for Emergencies and safe money, feeling safer outside
• Opportunities for pioneers: Start a new life, live on their own, farming own land
• American Dream: The idea that anyone can achieve the American Dream through

  hard work and determination.
• Gun laws Con: ownership can enhance personal safety and act as a deterrent to crime, defend themselves (not feeling safe outside ), business for some people
• Challenges pioneers: work animal need food and water, hard to work for a good life, long distance to native village