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"the new world"
A group of 102 pilgrims sailed from England to America on the ship the mayflower, they wanted religious and political freedom. The long, difficult journey across the Atlantic Ocean continued for 65 days. -
"new village"
They saw a good place and decided to build a village there. Each family built a small house and they had land to grow vegetables and keep their animals. Later, they called the village Plymounth. -
"Native Americans"
After a few months, the pilgrims met a Native American for the first time and he introduced them to his tribe -
"life in the new world"
Other people wanted to try life in the New World and many immigrants moved there. The British had 13 colonies on the east coast of North America and about two and half million colonists lived there. But France and Spain also owned big areas of land in North America and wanted to influence the New World, too. -
"Independence"
The colonies declared independence from Great Britain. -
"The United Stated for $15 million"
The french Emperor Napoleon offered to sell the land to the United States for $15 million. The president, Thomas Jefferson, accepted the offer and signed the Louisiana Purchase Agreement. -
"problem in the country"
The people in the north live in towns, but in the south, they live in plantations owners want to keep their slave, but the people in the north want to abolish slavery. They say it is cruel. -
"confederates"
Confederate soldiers attacked a Union fort called Fort Sumter yesterday. So now, we´re at war!
-Abraham Lincoln. -
"The end"
Today, General Robert E. Lee, the Confederate army leader, surrendered to General Ulisses Grant, the Union army leader. It´s the end of the war! But more than 600,000 Americans are dead. Now, the slaves are free and the country in one nation. But we´ll never be the same again!
