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How does it started ?
Actually, Great Britain colonised America, as we all know
It begins with the story of the Thirteen Colonies
It is the very beggining of the United States -
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Colonies
The arriving of Pilgrims The thirteen colonies
The Mayflower The Native Americans -
The Pilgrims
The pilgrims aree the persons on board the Mayflower. They are mostly religious, looking for religious freedom or simply normal people, who longly dreamt about a wonderful life.
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The Mayflower
The Mayflower is a boat which is famous because of its function : It permitted to Britsh settlers to come to America
The journey began in september and they arrived in November
-----> 2 months on board
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American Revolution ? What is it ?
American Revolution permitted to the thirteen colonies to get independent from GB
But, before that, this event could raise people awareness on the situation -------> It is the cration of the Federal State -
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American Revolution
British colonists Independence
Thirteen colonies -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written to show a new theory of government, reasons why they were separating from England, and a formal declaration of war. It gave the 13 colonies freedom from England's laws. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence -
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Western Expansion
Conquering more territories -
The Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America
The Constitution's first three words "We the People" affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens -
The Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the US, ratified in 1791.
The Bill of Rights amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights. -
Exploring the west
The now Americans began a conquest of territories.
They choose to create a "expansionist politic"
The more population we have, the better.
New territories :Vermont (1791) Kentucky (1792) Tennessee (1796) (Ohio (1803) -
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Civil War
Abraham Lincoln, South Territories, Slaves, -
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA.
In south states, the slavery was not abolished.
Lincoln, as a fervent opposant to slaves, started a war between Confederate States (him) and the southern states
He won the war, and slavery has been abolished
He has been reelected for another term.
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Some links for the Industrial America
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Rise of industrial America
The rise of industrial America, the dominance of wage labor, and the growth of cities represented perhaps the greatest changes of the period.The Civil War had seemed to secure the triumph of a world of small producers and the values of free labor, individualism, and contract freedom
