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Early History of America
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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 England because they wanted religious and political freedom. -
The Voyage of the Mayflower
Early on 9th November, 1620, the pilgrims saw land in the distance. The first winter was very cold and 45 people died from the extreme temperatures and from hunger. But the pilgrims didn't lose hope. -
The Voyage of the Mayflower
In March 1621, the pilgrims met a Native American for the first time and he introduced them to his tribe. After this, life became better for the pilgrims. -
The Voyage of the Mayflower
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. -
The Voyage of the Mayflower
From 1754 to 1763, the British army and the colonists fiught the French over land in North America. But then, the British government asked for taxes from the colonists to pay for the war. -
The Voyage of the Mayflower
On 4th July, 1776, the colonies declared independence from Great Britain. Then, the fighting started. In the end, they defeated the British and signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. -
Expansion and the Civil War
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Expansion and the Civil War
In 1803, the French Emperor Napoleon offered to sell the land to the United States for $15 million. By 1848, the country extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. -
The American Civil War "A Diary Extract"
There are problem in our country. The people in the north live in towns, but in the south, they live on plantations and own slaves. Abraham Lincoln is now the President of the USA. He wants to -
The American Civil War
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The American Civil War "A Diary Extract"
The south has got their Confederacy. It´s got 11 states now. Richmond, in Virginia, is the capital. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). -
The American Civil War "A Diary Extract"
This war is terrible! Thousands of people are dead. Both the people in the north and the south are suffering. They have got fewer soldiers than the Union. -
The American Civil War "A Diary Extract"
Today, General Robert E. Lee, the Confederate army leader, surrenderet to General Ulysses Grant, the Union army leader. I can´t believe it! But more than 600,000 Americans are dead.