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The Voyage of the Mayflower
On 6th September, 1620, a group of 102 pilgrims sailed from England to America," the New World", on the ship the Mayflower . The pilgrims left Englandbecause they wanted religious and political freedom. The long, difficult journey across the Atlantic Ocean continued for 65 days. -
The Voyage of the Mayflower 2
Early on 9th November, 1620, the pilgrims saw land in the distance. They were very excited because their journey was near the end. The ship finally reached land and some pilgrims left to explore the area. 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 Plymouth. The first winter was very cold and 45 people died from the extreme temperatures and from hunger. -
The History
From 1754 to 1763, 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 colonists throught this was ridiculous because they didn,t have a represantive in the British governament and they refused to pay the taxes . The 13 colonies decided to join together to fight the british. -
The History 2
On 4th July, 1776, the colonies declared independence from Great Britain. Then, the fighting started. The colonists, led by George Washington, fought many long, difficult battles. In the end, they defeated the British and signed the teatry of Paris in 1783. They called their new nation the United States of America.(USA) -
The expansion and the Civil War
In 1803, 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 Agreegament. The people started to move west and the country extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean -
The expansion and the Civil War 2
As the New World expanded, the Native American population began to suffer. Their land and traditions were in danger. In the 1830s, the US governament created the first Indian territory in the area now called Oklahoma. Around 4000 Cherokee people died on the way and they called this journey the "Trail of Tears" -
The American Civil War(1860)
There are problems in our country. The people in the north live in towns, but in the south , they live on plantations and own slaves. The plantation owners want to keep their slaves, but the people in the north want to abolish slavery . They say is cruel. Abraham Lincoln is now President of the USA. He wants to end slavery. -
The American Civil War (1861)
The south has got their Confederacy. It,s got 11 states now. Richmond, in Virginia, is the capital. Confederate soldiers attacked a Union fort called Fort Sumter yesterday. So now , we,re at war!
I,m very frightened. -
The American Civil War(1864)
The war is terrible! Thousands of people are dead. Both the people in the north and the south are suffering. The war can,t continue for long because the Confederates are losing. -
The Voyage of the Mayflower 3
In March 1621,the pilgrims met a Native American for the first time and he introduced them to his tribe. The Native Americans taught the pilgrims how to grow corn, beans and pumpkins, After this, life became better for the pilgrims. Other people wanted to try life in the New World and many inmigrants moved there. By the 1750s, 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 in America -
The American Civil War(1865)
It,s the end of the war! But more than 600000 Americans are dead. Now, the slaves are free and the country is one nation. But we,ll never be the same again!!