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The new world
A group of 102 pilgrims sailed from England to America, on the ship the Mayflower. They left England because they wanted religious and political freedom. -
The pilgrims saw land in the distance
They were excited very excited because their journey was near the end.
Later, they called the village Plymouth. -
The pilgrims met a Native American
Met a Native American for the first time and he introduced them to his tribe. They taught the pilgrims how to grow corn, beans and pumpkins. After this, life became better for the pilgrims. -
The British had 13 colonies
On the east coast of North America and about two and a half million colonists lived there. But France and Spain also owned big areas of land and wanted to influence the New World, too. -
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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 for taxes from the colonists to pay for the war. The 13 colonies decided to join together to fight the British. -
The colonies declared independence from Great Britain
Their leaders published the Declaration of Independence on this date. Then, the fighting started. -
The colonists defeated the British and signed the Treaty of Paris
In the end, they called their new nation the United States of America [USA] -
The French still owned some land to the west of the colonies
The French Emperor Napoleon offered to sell the land to the United States for 15 million of dollars. The president accepted the offer and signed the Louisiana Purchase Agreement. -
The US Government
Created the first Indian territory in the area now called Oklahoma.
Around 4,000 Cherokee people died on the way and they called this journey the ''Trail of Tears''. -
The Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
The country extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. As the New World expanded. -
There are problems in our country
Abraham Lincoln is now the president of the USA. He wants to end the slavery. The people in the south want to live the Union and have their own nation, called the Confederate States of America. -
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. -
This war is terrible
Thousands of people are dead. The war can't continue for long because the Confederates are losing. -
Lee, the confederate army leader
More than 600,000 Americans are dead. Now, the slaves are free and the country is one nation.
