Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica50TheAmericanCivilWarTheAmericanWarofIndependence1789NewYorkWashingtonAtlantaLosAngelesChicagoABCDEChicago,Atlanta,Washington,NewYork,LosAngelesWherearethefollowingcitieslocated?StatueofLibertyCapitolHillWhiteHouseGoldenGateBridge(Trueorfalsestatements.1.NewYorkisthelargeststateintheUS.2.MoststatenamescomefromSpanishorEnglish.3.Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.4.TheConstitutionwaswrittenin1779.5.Thereare52starsontheAmericanflag.6.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstAmericanPresident.7.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinNorthAmericaabout30,000yearsago.8.TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.FTFFFFTF1.WhydoyouthinkearlysettlerschoseNewYorkasaplaceforanewcity?2.WhatwerenativeAmericansangryabout?Listenagainandanswerthequestions.BecauseNYislocatedonthecoast,ataplacewhereseveralriversflowintotheocean.ThismakesNYagoodplacetobuildacitybecauseshipscanreachitandtheriversconnectthecitywiththeinland.Theyareangryabouttheunfairtreatmenttheyreceivedinthepast/theunfairbusinessdeal(buyingManhattanfor$24).Listentopart2andchoosethebestanswersforthequestionsbelow.1.WhydoyouthinkEllisIslandwasturnedintoamuseum?A.Thebuildingswerenotneededfornewarrivals.B.ThereisalotofhistoryconnectedwithpeoplesettlingintheUSA.C.OfficialsstoppedworkingatEllisIsland.D.ItwasclosetoNewYork.2.WhydoyouthinkEllisIslandwascalledthe“IslandofTears”?A.Peoplewereunhappywhentheirnameswerechanged.B.Officialstreatedthepeoplepassingthroughtheislandbadly.C.SomepeoplecriedwhentheywererefusedentryintotheUSA.D.Peoplewereafraidoftakingmentalandphysicaltests.