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THE PILGRIMS SAILED FROM ENGLAND TO AMERICA.
On 6th September, 1620, a group of 102 pilgrims sailed from England to America "the New World" on the ship the Mayflower.
They left England because they wanted religious and political freedom.
The boat trip continued for 65 days, across the Atlantic Ocean. https://youtu.be/Pv-_JxApHzo -
THE PILGRIMS SAW LAND IN THE DISTANCE.
On 9th November, 1620, the pilgrims saw land in the distance.
They were very excited because their journey was near the end.
They saw a good plac and decided to 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.
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THE PILGRIMS MET A NATIVE AMERICAN.
On 6th March, 1621, the pilgrims met a Native American 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 his, life became better for the pilgrims.
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OTHER PEOPLE WANTED TO TRY LIFE IN THE NEW WORLD.
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 2.500.000 colonists lived there. But France and Spain also owned big areas of land in North America and wanted to influence the New World, too.
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THE BRITISH ARMY AND THE COLONISTS FIGHT
From 1754 to 1763, the British army and the colonists fought the French over land in North America. The British won the war and got some of the French land. Then, the British government asked for taxes from the colonists but they refused to pay taxes. The 13 colonies decided to join together to fight the British. -
THE INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN
On this date, the colonists leaders published the Declaration of Independence.
The colonists, led by George Washington, fought difficult battles. In the end, they defeated the British and signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The new nation was called United States of America (USA).
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EXPANSION AND THE CIVIL WAR
The French still owned some land to the west of the colonies.
In 1803, the French Emperor Napoleon offered to sell the land to the US for $15 million. The president, accepted the offer and signed the Louisiana Purchase Agreement. By 1848, the country extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. -
EXPANSION AND THE CIVIL WAR II
As the New World expanded, the Native American population began to suffer. Their land and traditions were in danger. In the 1830s, the US Government created the first Indian territory, now called Oklahoma. Around 4000 Cherokee people died on the way and they called this journey the "Trail of Tears" -
DIARY EXTRACT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
The people in the north live in towms, but in the south, the live on plantation and own slaves. The people in the north want to abolish slavery. Abraham Lincoln wants to end slavery. The people in the south want to leave the Union. But Lincoln wants to keep the country together. -
DIARY EXTRACT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN II
The south has got their Confederacy. It´s got 11 states now. Richmond is the capital. Confederate soldiers attacked a Union fort called Fort Sumter yesterday. We´re at war! -
DIARY EXTRACT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN III
This war is terrible! Thousands of people are dead. The Confederates are losing. They have got fewer soldiers than the Union. -
DIARY EXTRACT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IV
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gereral Ulysses Grant. It's the end of the war! More than 600.000 Americans are dead. The slaves are free and the country is one nation.
