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The Voyage of the Mayflower
On 6th September, 1620 , a group of 102 pilgrims sailed from England to America, ´´ the New World ``, on ship the Mayflower -
The Voyage of the Mayflower
Early on 9th November, 1620, the pilgrims saw land in the distance. They were very exicited because their journey was near the end. -
The Native Americans
In March 1621, the pilgrims met a Native Americans ofr the fisrt time and he introduced them to his tribe . The Native Americans taught the pilgrims how to grown corn , beans and pumpkins. After this, life became better for the pilgrims -
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The British Army
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. -
The Independence
On 4th July, 1776, the colonies declared independence from Great Britain. Their leaders published the Declaration of Independence on this date . Then, the fighting started. The colonists , led by George Washington, fought many long, difficult battles -
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 United States for 15$ million . The president, Thomas Jefferson, accepted ythe offer and signed the Louisiana Purchase Agreement. By 1848, the country exteneded from from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. -
Trail of Tears
The Native American population began to suffer. Their land and traditions were in danger. In 1830s, the US Government created the first Indian territory in the area now called Oklahoma. -
the america civil war diary
There are problems in our country. The people in the north live in towns , but in the south , they live in 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 -
1861
The south has got their Confederacy. It´s got 11 states now. Richmond, in Virginia , is the capital.Confederate soldiers attacked a Union fort called Fort Sumter yesterday. So now, we `re at war -
1864
This war is terrible! Thousands of people are dead. Both the people in the north and the south are suffering . The war can`t continue for long beacuse the Confederates are losing. They have got fewer soldiers than the Union -
The end of the war
Today, General Robert E. Lee, the Confederate army leader, surrendered to General Ulysses Grant, the Union army leader. I can't belive it!
It's the end of the war! But more than 600,000 Americans are dead. Now, the slaves are free and the country is one nation. But we'll never be the same again