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The Pilgrims left England so they can have the religious freedom. Indeed, they were a separatist group of the Church England. Also, a second group travelled on this boat, investors, so they can use the ressources of the American territory. During their travel, the men wrote and signed a treaty, the Mayflower Compact. It aims at agreeing altogether so they can take decisions and established laws.
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When they arrived, the settlers founded the Plymouth colony, in a region they named New England.
The Pilgrims were teached by the Native Americans how to grow crops and more generally, how to survive in tough living conditions. This year, they had a great harvest, so they celebrated it, and it became a tradition. This holiday is now known as Thanksgiving. -
The colonists wanted to split from Great Britain, who imput them high taxes. Moreover, they were not represented in the Parliament, so they did not have power within the British Empire. Therefore, they stand up against the Empire and led a revolution, with acts such as Boston Tea Party.
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The Declaration of Independence was proposed by Thomas Jefferson then voted by the Congress. It declares the independence of the thirteen United States of America from the British Crown.
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At the end of the Revolutionary war, Great Britain gave the United States a large area around the Great Lakes.
In 1803, France sold them Louisiana, a hudge part, from north to south.
In 1845, Texas became a state
In 1848, the US fought with Mexico, then annexed from them California and a part of Midwest. -
The Constitution is the supreme law in the United States. The first ten amendments which it is composed of is also known as the Bill of Rights. It defines, at the federal state, the main rights and freedom, and also the separation of powers and their organization.
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The Civil War was an opposition between the northern states and the southern states. The main reason why it began is because of the disagreement of both of them about slavery. Indeed, the southern states were in favor of slavery whereas the northern states were against.
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Also known as the Gilded Age, this period from the 1870s to 1900, is marked by a rise of the wages because of an important development of technical advances such as railways or minings. This phenomen was mostly in the north and south of the United States
