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A group of 102 pilgrims sailed from England to America, on the ship the Mayflower. They left England because they wanted religious and political freedom.
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They were excited very excited because their journey was near the end.
Later, they called the village Plymouth. -
Met a Native American for the first time and he introduced them to his tribe. They taught the pilgrims how to grow corn, beans and pumpkins. After this, life became better for the pilgrims.
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On the east coast of North America and about two and a half million colonists lived there. But France and Spain also owned big areas of land and wanted to influence the New World, too.
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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 colonists to pay for the war. The 13 colonies decided to join together to fight the British.
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Their leaders published the Declaration of Independence on this date. Then, the fighting started.
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In the end, they called their new nation the United States of America [USA]
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The French Emperor Napoleon offered to sell the land to the United States for 15 million of dollars. The president accepted the offer and signed the Louisiana Purchase Agreement.
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Created the first Indian territory in the area now called Oklahoma.
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The country extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. As the New World expanded.
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Abraham Lincoln is now the president of the USA. He wants to end the slavery. The people in the south want to live the Union and have their own nation, called the Confederate States of America.
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It's got 11 states now. Richmond, in Virginia, is the capital. They think they're a different nation from the Union in the north.
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Thousands of people are dead. The war can't continue for long because the Confederates are losing.
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More than 600,000 Americans are dead. Now, the slaves are free and the country is one nation.
