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Made by Oliver Romm, Felix Samuels, Orin O'Jacob Syer and Zach Gordon.
Background Information
Language and democracy
- Americans speak English, with only some minor changes to spelling and pronunciation of certain words.
- English Parliament influenced modern American democracy. Britain provided the USA with their government system, they taught this to the American founding fathers, as a result of this England influenced many American laws.
- England was Protestant, many types of Christianity are practiced in America, and it is the country's leading religion.
Business and Development
- Steam locomotives and railways were copied from England, many early America locomotives were imported to America from England.
- Many steel rails were also imported from England.
- Much of the industrial revolution in America was greatly influenced by England.
- The British ways of valuing products and services were mostly copied by native Americans.
Culture
- Many of the things that Americans eat are based on what English settlers once ate.
- English settlers built wooden houses with sloped roofs, like they had in England, English home styles have remained popular in the US and Canada.
- British culture such as Rock and Roll influenced American music styles
- Many towns and cities in America, for example New York and New England were by named by British influence in the area.
- Much of American television is similar to English television.
- The United States of America (USA) was founded on July 4th, 1776.
- English settlers moved to Jamestown, Virginia as early as 1607.
- Some people moved over to America for religious freedom, as this was hard to find in England.
- When the English first moved to America it was to do trading and get resources, this gave the settlers gold and wealth.
- As well as this, England is very small compared to America, land ownership was greatly desired.
Plants and Wildlife
- Many animals and plant life moved over to America from Europe when the British settlers moved in.
THE BRITISH INFLUENCE ON AMERICA