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THE PILGRIM FATHERS
On 6th September a group of pilgrims sailed from England to America wich was called "The New World" on the ship Mayflower.The pilgrims leaved England because they wanted religius and political freedom.The journey across the Atlantic Ocean continue for 65 days. There were storms on the way and water gets into the sheep, but the pilgrims decided to continue on the way. -
The arrrival to the New World
A long time later they saw land in the distance.The first winter was very cold and 45 people died from the extreme temperatures and from hunger.But pilgrims didn´t lose hope. -
Coexistence in the New World
After, in March 1621the pilgrims met a native american and he introduced them to his tribe. The Native Americans taugth the pilgrims how to grow corn, beans and pumpkins -
Declaration of independence
The colonist declared the independence from Great Britain.The leaders published the declaration of independence on this date.Then the fighting started.In the end they defeated the british and signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. -
Expansion and the Civil War
The French still owned some lands to the west of the colonist.In 1803 the French emperor Napoleon offered to sell the land to the USA for $15 million.Thomas Jefferson accepted the offer and signed to Louisiana Purchase Agreement.This doubled the size of the country.By 1848 the country extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.In the 1830s the USA Government created the first Indian territory in the area now called Oklahoma.