Презентация по английскому языку на тему American money

American money Here is the text on the face of an American one dollar banknote: - one dollar, Federal Reserve Note, The United States of America, Washington, D. C., Treasurer of the United States, Secretary of the Treasury, this note is legal tender for all debts public and private. There is also the portrait of the first President of the United States of America George Washington (1732-1799), who gave his name to the capital of the country. On the face of American dollar one can also see the portrait of the following famous persons: George Washington (1732—1799), the first president of the United States of America, who gave his name to the capital of the country. George Washington became the first President after successful war of 13 British colonies for independence. After they won the war they formed 13 states and united to make the United States of America. Thus Independence was proclaimed on July 4, 1776. Abraham Lincoln (1809—1865) who was the President from 1861 to 1865 after the war between the northern and southern states. It was he who proclaimed freedom of slaves of the south. Alexander Hamilton (1755—1804),a famous American statesman, who fought in the Independence War together with general George Washington. Later he became the first Secretary of the Treasury. Andrew Jackson (1767—1845) who was President of the USA from 1829 to 1837, when Texas won independence from Mexico Ulysses Grant (1822—1885) who was President of the USA from 1869 to 1877 when the Centennial Exposition was held in Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin (1706– 1790) a very popular public figure, writer, diplomat and scientist. It was he who invented bifocal spectacles among many other things.