INTRODUCTION The American Revolution and the war for independence from Britain began with a small fight

between British troops and colonists on April 19,1775. The British troops left Boston, Massachusetts, planning to take weapons and ammunition from revolutionary colonists. At Lexington, they met armed colonists who were called Minutemen because they could be ready to fight in a minute. The Minutemen planned to protest silently and not shoot unless the British shot first .The British ordered the Minutemen to leave. The colonists obeyed, but as they left, someone fired a shot. The British troops attacked the Minutemen with guns and bayonets. The Declaration of Independence told the world of a new nation and its beliefs about human freedom. It argued that political rights are basic human rights and are universal. The Second Continental Congress accepted this document on July 4, 1776. The Fourth of July became Independence Day in the United States

Flag History
On January 1, 1776, the Continental Army was reorganized in accordance with a Congressional resolution which placed American forces under George Washington's control. On that New Year's Day the Continental Army was laying siege to Boston which had been taken over by the British Army. Washington ordered the Grand Union flag hoisted above his base at Prospect Hill. It had 13 alternate red and white stripes and the British Union Jack in the upper left-hand corner (the canton). Today the flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colours of the flag are symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valour, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice

Political
1. The United States is a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of the United States is the head of state and head of the government, Congress and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state government. 2. There are major differences between the political system of the United States and that of most other developed democracies. These include greater power in the upper house of the legislature, a wider scope of power held by the Supreme Court ,the separation of powers between the legislature and the executive, and the dominance of only two main parties. Third

parties have less political influence in the United States than in other developed country democracies 1 .Democratic Party 2. Republican Party 3. Constitution Party 4. Green Party 5. Libertarian Party 6.Independent party 7.Socialist party

Campaign finance Fundraising plays a large role in getting a candidate elected to public office. Without large sums money, a candidate has no chance of achieving his goal. Democrats depended on donations from organized labour while the Republicans relied on business donations

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS GDP (purchasing power parity): $15.04 trillion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 $14.82 trillion (2010 est.)

$14.38 trillion (2009 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 1.5% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 171 3% (2010 est.)

-3.5% (2009 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $48,100 (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 11 $47,800 (2010 est.) $46,800 (2009 est.) note: data are in 2011 US dollars GDP - composition by sector : agriculture: 1.2% industry: 22.1% services: 76.7% (2011 est.) Labour force : 153.4 million country comparison to the world: 4 note: includes unemployed (2011 est. Labour force - by occupation: farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3%

 sales and office: 24.2% other services: 17.6% Unemployment rate: 9.1% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 104 9.6% (2010 est.) current account balance : -$599.9 billion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 198 $470.9 billion (2010 est.) Exports: $1.511 trillion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 4 $1.289 trillion (2010 est.) Unemployment rate: 9.1% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 104 9.6% (2010 est.) current account balance : -$599.9 billion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 198 $470.9 billion (2010 est.) Exports: $1.511 trillion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 4 $1.289 trillion (2010 est.)

 Exports partners: Canada 19.4%, Mexico 12.8%, China 7.2%, Japan 4.7% (2010) Imports: $2.314 trillion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 $1.935 trillion (2010 est.) Imports - partners China 19.5%, Canada 14.2%, Mexico 11.8%, Japan 6.3%, Germany 4.3% (2010) Debt external : $14.71 trillion (30 June 2011) country comparison to the world: 2 $13.98 trillion (30 June 2010) MAIN SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY 1.REATLING 2.ENERGY 3.AGRICULTURE 4.MANUFACTURING 5.FINANCE RETAIL SECTOR The retail industry is the second largest industry in the U.S. (responsible for approximately 12% of all US employment) with over $3.8 trillion in sales annually ($4.2 trillion if food sales are included). Although the vast majority of all retail stores in the U.S. (approximately 90%) are single-store businesses, however these singlestore businesses account for substantially less than half of all retail sales. Thus the majority of the revenue in the retail industry is generated by companies that run retail "chains". The biggest retailer in the world is Wal-Mart which generated over $344 billion in revenue in its last fiscal year.

FINANCE SECTOR The New York Stock Exchange is more than three times larger than any other stock exchange in the world. As of October 2008, the combined capitalization of all domestic NYSE listed companies was US$10.1 trillion. New York City is the financial capital of the world alongside London. NASDAQ is another American stock exchange and the world's 3rd largest exchange after the New York Stock Exchange and Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange. However NASDAQ's trade value is larger than Japan's TSE. NASDAQ is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities trading market in the USA. With approximately 3,800 companies corporations, it has more trading volume per hour than any other stock exchange CHALLENGES IN FINANCE SECTOR It's hard to know just how big the financial sector is because financial companies have created many trillions dollars worth of various securities and derivatives of securities. Morgan Stanley Investment Bank for example has $77 trillion in derivatives. Which is more than five times the official US GDP And Morgan Stanley is just one investment bank. Other banks also have many trillions of dollars worth of derivatives. The financial sector cannot be more than 100% of the US economy. But apparently their losses can be many times more than the US GDP. They have created an almost unlimited amount of debt and financial obligations. Which must be honoured and repaid. Or else the whole financial sector will go bankrupt. SOCIAL ANALYSIS Demographics of the United States Includes Race/Ethnicity (2011) White 72.4% Black/African American 12.6% Asian 4.8% American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9% Pacific Islander 0.2% Other 6.2% Two or more races2.9%

 Hispanic/Latino (of any race) 16.3% 80% of the population aged five years and older spoke only English at home. Spanish, spoken by 12% of the population at home, is the second most common language and the most widely taught second language RELIGION 1.CHRISTIAN-78.2% 2.MUSLIM-0.6% 3.HINDU-0.4% 4.BUDDHISM-0.7% 5.JUDASIM-2% 6.NO RELIGION-16.2%

TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS
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