True or False?
The territory of Luisiana was acquired from Spain in a transaction called the Luisiana Purchase. T x F
Prohibition was repealed by Richard Nixon. T x F
… It happened in 1933. T x F
Women gained the right to vote in same year as the Prohibition started. T x F
The Constitution of the United States was written in Philadelphia. T x F
The Declaration of Independence was adopted in Washington in 1776. T x F
VOCABULARY:
predominant – převládající
boundary – hranice
copper – měď
iron ore – železná ruda
hay – seno
timber – stavební dřevo
assasinated – zavražděn
invention – vynález
found – založit
gain – získat
adopt – převzít
defeat – porazit
siege – obležení
recognize – uznat
purchase – obchod
acquisition – získaná věc
surrender – vzdát se
abolish – zrušit
tribe – kmen, rod
ban – zakázat
ushering – vedoucí (k něčemu)
escalate – stupňovat
