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The Voyage of the Mayflower
On 6 September, 1620, a group of 102 pilgrams sailed from England to America, "the New Word", on the ship the Mayflower. The pilgrims left England because they wanted religious and political freedom -
The discover of America
On 9 November, 1620, the pilgrims saw land in the distance. They were very excited because their journey was near the end. -
The first Native American
On March 1621, the pilgrims met a Native American for the first time and he introduced them to his tribe. -
The colonization of America
The Brithis had 13 colonies on the east coast of North America and about two and half million colonists lived there. But France and Spain also owned to influence the New World, too. -
The first war
From 1754 to 1763, the British army and the colounists fought the French over land in North America. The British won the war. -
The independece of the colonies
On 4 July, 1776, the colonies declared independence from Great Britain. Then, the fighting started. The colonists, led by George Washington, fought many long, difficult battles. In the end, they defeated the British. They called their new nation the United States of America. -
The coming of Napoleon
The French still owned some land to the west of the colonies. In 1803, Napoleon offered to sell the land to the United States for 15million. -
The first Indian Territory
The US Government created the first Indian Territory in the area now called Oklahoma. They forced more than 15,000 Cherokee people to leave their homes and walk 1,600 kilometres. Around 4,000 Cherokee people died on the way. -
The new president
Abraham Lincoln is now the President of the USA. He wants to end the slavery. The people in the south want to leave the Union and have their own nation, called the Confederate States of America, or the Confederancy. -
The civil war of America
The south has got their Confederancy. Confederate soldiers attacked a Union fort called Sumter. The civil war started -
The finish of the civil war.
General Robert E.Lee, the Confederate army leader, surrendered to General Ulisses. The civil war end, and the slaves are free and the country is one nation.
