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The pilgrims left england
A group of 102 pilgrims sailed from England to America, ´´The New World´´, on the ship of Mayflower.The pilgrims left England because they wanted religius and political freedom -
The pilgrims saw land
The pilgrims saw land in the distance.They were very excited because their journey was near the end.The ship finally reached land and some pilgrims left to explore the area.They saw a good place and decided build a village there.Each family built a small house and they had land to grow vegetables and keep their animals.Later they called the village plymouth -
The pilgrims met a native america
the pilgrims met a native america for the first time and he introduced them to his tribe.The native americans taught the pilgrims how to grow corn,beans and pumpkins.After this,life became better for the pilgrims. -
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The war
The british army and the colonist fought the french over land in north america.The british won the war and got some of the french land. -
Treaty of Paris
The colonies declared independence from Great Britain.Their leaders published the declaration of independence on this date.In the end,they defeated the British and signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783 -
napoleon buy USA
The french emperor napoleon offered to sell the land to the United States for 15 million.The president,Thomas jefferson,accepted the offer and signed the louisiana Purchase Agreement -
Indian territory
The US Government created the first indian territory in the area now called Oklahoma.Around 4000 Cherokee people died on the way and they called this journey the ´´trails of trears´´ -
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The American Civil War
It was between the north and the south. The southern states wanted to be independent of the states of the north and to form the confederate states of america.Pero Lincon wanted to have the united country. The war began when the confederate soldiers attacked a fort of the union called fort Sumter in 1861. In 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses Grant. This was the end of the war.
