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The Voyage of the Mayflower
Group of a 102 pilgrims sailed from England to "the New World" on the Mayflower. The Pilgrims left England because they wanted religious and political freedom.The long, difficult journey across the Atlantic Ocean continued for 65, days. There were storm on the way and water entered the ship, but the pilgrims decided to continued on to the New World. -
The Pilgrims saw land.
The saw the land in the distance. They were very exited because their journey was near the end. The ship finally reached land some pilgrims left to explore the area. The first winter was very cold an 45 people died from the extreme temperatures and from hunger, but the pilgrims didn't lose the hope -
The Native American
The pilgrims met a Native American for the first time and he introduced them to his tribe. The Native American taught the pilgrims how to grow corn, beans and pumpkins. After this, life became better for the pilgrims -
The news colonies
Other people wanted to try life in the New World and many immigrants moved there. By the 1750s, the British had 13 colonies on the east coast of North America and about two and a half million colonist lived there. France and Spain also owned big areas of land in North America. -
The British won 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. But then, the British government asked for taxes from the colonist to pay for the war. The colonist thought that this was ridiculous because they didn't have a representative in the British government and they refuse to pay the taxes. -
Independence from Great Britain.
Their leaders published the declaration of Independence on this date. Then, the fighting started. The colonist led by George Washington, fought many long, difficult battles. In the end, they defeated the British and signed the Treaty of Paris. -
Expansion and the Civil War
The French still owned some land to the west of the colonies. The French Emperor Napoleon offered to sell the land to the United States for 15 millions dollar. The president Thomas Jefferson accepted the offer and signed the Louisiana Purchase Agreement. -
The New World expanded
The Native American population began to suffer. Their land and tradition were in danger. The US government created the first Indian territory in the area now called Oklahoma. -
There are problems in our country (A diary Extract Abraham Lincoln)
The people in the north live in towns, but in the south they live on plantations and own slaves. The plantation owners want to keep their slaves, but the people in the north want to abolish slavery, They say it is cruel. The people in the south want to leave the Union and have their own nation, called the Confederate States of America. -
USA have 11 states. ( A Diary Extract of Abraham Lincoln)
The south has got their Confederacy. It's got 11 states. Richmond in Virginia is the capital, they think they are a different nation. -
The War (A Diary Extract Abraham Lincoln)
Thousand of people are dead. Both people in the north and the south are suffering. The war can't continue for long because the Confederates are losing. -
General Robert e. Lee (A Diary Extract Abraham Lincoln)
The Confederate army leader, surrendered to General Ulysses Grant, the Union army leader. It's the end of the war¿ But more than 600,000 American dead.
