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Sail to the "New World"
On 6 September, 1620, a group of 102 pilgrims sailed from England to America, " the New World" -
They meet a native Americans
In March 1621, the pilgrims met an American for the first time. He taught them various things like growing corn, beans, pumpkins… -
France and Spain owned big areas
By the 1750s, France and Spain owned big areas of land in North America and also wanted to influence in the new world -
The British army
From 1754 to 1763, the British army and the colonists fought the French over land in North America. the British won the war and got some the French land. -
Independence from Great British
On 4th july, the colonies declared independence from Great British. Then, the fighting started. The colonists, led by George Washington, fought many long, difficult battles. In the end, they defeated the British and signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. -
Napoleon selled the land
In 1803, the French Emperor Napoleon selled the land that owned in America to the United States. The president accepted the offer and signed the Louisiana Purchase Agreement. -
Slaves
In 1860, the people in the north live in towns, but in the south, they live on plantation and own slaves. The people in the north want to obolish slavery. -
11 states
In 1861, the south has got their confederacy. it´s got 11 states now. Richmond, in virginia, is the capital. they think they´re a different nation from the union in the north. Confederate soldiers attaked a union fort called fort sumter. There are war. -
Very people died
- Thousand of people died. Both the people in the north and the south suffured.
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The end of the war
- General Robert E. Lee, the Confederate army leader, surrendend to General Ulysses Grant, the Union army leader.
