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England, was the first country to send citizens to live there, establishing the first permanent colony at Jamestown on May 14, 1607.
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In 1620 the Mayflower pilgrims established Plymouth Colony in what it is today the State of Massachusetts.
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The colonies thought they were paying to much to England in taxes and they began to protest and boycott British trade. The American Revolutionary War for independence from England began in 1775.
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The 13 colonies declared their independence from England on July 4, 1776.
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The war ended in 1783 when British troops finally retreated to England, leaving the United States as a free country.
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The United States Constitution was then adopted in 1787
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The North and the South went to war in 1861.
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As a result of the North’s victory in the Civil War, slavery was officially abolished in December 1865 and the nation eventually returned to peace.
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The Civil War lasted until 1865. More than 600,000 Americans were killed during the four-year event.
