IV Read and translate the followingportraits of famous people, on the face of the banknote, the war for Independence, to won the war to proclaim freedom, centennial exposition, popular public figure, to invent bifocal spectacles; on the back of the banknotes, buildings are featured, the U.S. Capitol, the Independence Hall, the White House, the House of Representatives, expert, the first President, Lincoln monument.
V. American money
Find the answers to the following questions in the text: 1. What is the official currency in the U.S.A.? 2. What banknotes and coins are in circulation in the U.S.A.? 3. Who issues banknotes and coins in the U.S.A.? 4. What famous people are featured on the face of various American dollars? 5. What words do all the banknotes bear?
The American dollar is subdivided into one hundred cents. The dollars are issued by the Federal Reserve System, established by the Congress in 1913. Here is the text on the face of an American dollar banknote:
Federal Reserve Note The United States of America This note is legal tender for all Debts public and private Washington, D.C. Treasurer of the United States Secretary of the Treasury ... dollars
On the face of American dollars one can also see the portraits 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 the 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 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 U.S.A. from 1 829 to 1837, when Texas won independence from Mexico. Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) who was President of the U.S.A. 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. On the back of banknotes various famous buildings are featured, such as: -Lincoln Monument, one of the monuments in Washington -The U.S. Treasury Building, in Washington -The White House, the house of every President, except George Washington, who only planned the capital of the U.S.A. -The U.S. Capitol, which houses the Senate and the House of Representatives -The Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, where Independence of the 13 British colonies was proclaimed. All the banknotes bear the words: in God We Trust.
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