The Northeast

- the stretch of state from Washington D.C to the northern New England state of Maine, called the Northeast Corridor, is the most densely populated region of the US
- the highest concentration of private school, colleges, universities
- Harvard - in suburb ( Cambridge ) of Boston, 10 schools , the best for doctors or businessmen
- Princeton, Jail, Ivy League College – you must pay about $ 25000 per year, the best
- on the east is bordered by Atlantic, on the west is by St. Lawrence river
- the Great Lakes mark the US border with Canada
- although there is heavy industry in some areas, the Northeast is known for natural wealthy
- the Berkshires – in Massachusetts, gently rolling hills, with their valleys dotted with small villages
- Vermont – The green mountain state
- There is a good skiing in Vermont
The Boston Tea Party
- the original 13 colonies slowly prospered
- people became tired to pay taxes to the British
- they were also governed by British law, even though they had no voice or representation in Parliament
- one December night angry colonists disguised ( převlečen ) themselves as Indians and boarded three ships loaded with tea , that the British wanted to sell to the Americans
- the protests shouted “ No taxation without representation”, dumped the tea in Boston Harbor
- British military revenge came in April 1775
- Paul Revere – a silversmith who had taken part in the dumping of the tea, ride to light the beacon on the steepletop ( kostelní věž ) of the North Church in Boston
- one light if the British came by land , Two if they came by sea ; they came by sea
- began the Revolution
- independent republic after revolution

The capital
- first in New York , next in Philadelphia ( home of Benjamin Franklin )
- since December 1800 Washington D.C.
- in New York heated debate about the site of the Federal city
- Washington – on the diving line between pro-slavery states and anti-slavery states in the Civil War