history of the usa

By salomegracia

  • The Voyage of the Mayflower

    The Voyage of the Mayflower
    102 Pilgrims sailed from England to America on the ship Mayflower.The piligrims left England because the wanted religious and political freedom

  • The New World

    The New World
    Native Americans taught pilgrims many things like growing corn, pumpkins...Other people wanted to try life in the New World and many immigrants moved theres

  • The War

    The War
    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.But then the British government asked fot taxex from the colonists to pay for the war.the 13 colonies decided to join together to fight the British

  • Independence

    Independence
    Colonies declared independence from Great Britain.A fight is started.Colonist (led by George Washington),defeated the British and signed the Treaty of Paris.They called their new nation THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

  • Expansion

    Expansion
    French people still owned some land to the west of the colonies.Napoleon offered to sell the land to the United States for $15 million.The president Thomas Jefferson acepted and the country extended

  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    The US government created the first Indian Territory.Cherokee people leave their homes in Georgia.They suffered and died because they were forced to walk 1,600 kilometres to new territory.

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War
    People in the north live in town,but in the south live on plantations and own slaves.They want to keep their slaves, but people in the north want to abolish slavery.A civil war is started.Th

  • The Civil War (END)

    The Civil War (END)
    The General Robert E. Lee,the Confedende army leader surrendered to General Ulysses Grant, the union Army leader.The civil war is ended but moreore than 600,000 Americans died.Slaves are free and the country is one natio