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The voyage of the Mayflower
The pilgrims sailed from England to America "the New World", on the ship Mayflower. -
The Independence War
(1754-1767)
It was between the British army and the colonists against the French over land in North America. The British won the war and got some of the French land. -
USA Expansion
(1803-1848)
The French Emperor Napoleon sold the land to the United Statesfor 15 million. The president, Thomas Jefferson, accepted the offer and signed the Louisiana Purchase Agreement. The country extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean -
The Anglo-American War
The War of 1812 (1812–1815) was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theatre of the Napoleonic Wars; in the United States and Canada, it is seen as a war in its own right. -
The American Civil War
(1861-1865)
This was a war between the North States and the South States. The South States won their independence.
