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History of the USA I.

Gymnázium Matyáše LerchaKlára Jonášová, 4.B

Native inhabitants: Indians (13 500BC) and Eskimos (600BC)

The first discoverer of America is Leif Eriksson – 1000AD

A lot of tribes in pre-Columbian period (The Olmecs, Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecs mainly in Cenral America)

Italian sailor Columbus sailed to America in 1492 The first British colony was called Jamestown - 1605 The first slaves were imported in 1619

The first settlement

National holiday - fourth Thursday in November

Celebration of the first harvest of European settlers, the Pilgrim Fathers, who arrived on the ship Mayflower

Help from Indians

Thanksgiving

December 16, 1773 Political protest against British

government Many boxes of tea were thrown into

water Situation escalated into the American

revolution

Boston Tea Party

Rebellion of thirteen American colonies of Great Britain

1776 – Declaration of Independent of the United States of America

Help from France: supplying arms and money

American War of Independence(1775–1783)

1787 - approval of the United States Constitution 1800 - Washington DC became the capital of USA

instead of Philadelphia 1803 - United States bought Louisiana for 15 mil.

USD from France and increased their territory 1848-1850 - gold rush caused by the discovery of

the site of Sutter's Mill in California

Other important events

industrial North vs plantation South 1863 “Emancipation Proclamation“ -

Abraham Lincoln banned slavery 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was

assassinated Segregation of black people remained

for another 100 years

American Civil War (1861-1865)

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