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The pilgrims
A group of pilgrims sailed from England to America, ´´the New World´´ on the ship the Mayflower. They left England because they wanted political and religious freedom.The first winter was very cold and 45 people died from the extreme temperatures and from hunger, but the pilgrims didn´t lose hope. By the 1750s, the British had 13 colonies on the east coast of North America and about two and a half million colonist lived there. But France and Spain also owned big areas of land in North America. -
The Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the famous ship that the pilgrims travel to Great Britain from ´´the New World´´. The owner was Cristopher Jones and he was the operator, too. It´s capacity was around 135 people during the historical voyage to Plymouth. -
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USA´s history
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The War of Independence
American Revolutionary War
From 1754 to 1763, the British army and the colonist fought the French over land in North America. The British won the war and got some of the French land. But later, the British government asked for taxes from the colonists to pay for the war. The 13 colonies decided to join together to fight the British. On 4th July,1776, the colonies declared independence from Great Britain. They called USA. -
The Civil War
The Civil War
The American Civil War started because the north want to abolish slavery and the south want slaves and plantations. Abraham Lincoln was the president of USA while the war. He wants the abolish of the slaves. Unfortunately, thousands of people were dead, but at the end the north win the war. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA. He hates slavery and his speech about this theme was very famous. He was a very famous person in the USA´s history. he was assesinated in a theatre by an actor called John Wilkes Booth. -
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a day invented by Abraham Lincoln for give thanks god. American people eat turkey, roast vegetables, beef... They eat with their family and is a very popular date in America. -
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was the youngest president of USA. Kennedy has been the only Catholic president and the only president to have won a Pulitzer Prize. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. He was four children, two with Jacqueline Kennedy, his wife. -
Mrtin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King was famous for his famous speech about the equality between the white men and the black men. He received the Nobel Peace Price. He was assesinated the 4th April 1968.
