All About the USA (CHAPTER 1)

ALL ABOUT THE USA:

CHAPTER 1

1-Vocabulary: Look up these words in the www.wordreference.com

Voyage: Viatge                         Grow: Cultivar             

Pilgrim: Peregri                        Built: Construir

Freedom: Libertat                    Keep: Mantenir

Storms: Tampestes                  Corn: Moresc

Land: Terra(Territori)               Own (verb): Posseir

2-Answer the questions:

a)     When did the Mayflower depart from England?

The 6^th of September in 1620.

b) How long was the journey?

The journey lasted 65 days.

c) What was the name of the first English village?

The first English village was called Plymouth.

d) How many British colonies were there in 1750?

In 1750 there were 13 colonies.