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History of the USA
On September the 6 th in 1620 , a group of 102 pilgrims sailed from England to America on a ship. On 9th November , 1620 , the pilgrims saw land in the distance. They were very excited because their journey was near to finish. -
The first winter
The first winter was very cold and 45 people died for the extreme temperatures and because of hunger too ; but the pilgrims didn´t lose their hope. -
Other people travel to the America
Many people wanted to build a new life in the `New World´,so many inmigrants moved there. By 1750 , Great Britain had 13 colonies on the east coast of North America and about two and a half million colonists lived there. -
The independence
On 4 th july 1776 , the colonies declared the independence from Great Britain. The colonists , led by George Washington fought many long difficult battles . At the end they defeated the british army and signed the treaty of Paris in 1783.They called their new nation the United States of America (USA). -
The American Civil War
Today,General Robert E. Lee , the Confederate army leader, surrendered to General Ulysses Grant, the Union army leader . I can´t believe it! It´s the end of the war ! But more than 600,000
American are dead.Now, the slaves are free and the country is one nation.But we´ll never be the same again!
