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Faculty of Education
2001/2012
Gabriela Januov
Earliest History
30 000 years ago-the first settlers -Asian hunters and nomads
Native Americans
there were about 10 million people, in before colonization, 200 tribes
by 1865- only 300 000 remained forced off their land many died from diseases brought by the colonists
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Colonization
about 1000 AD- the first European to reach the North America 1492- Christopher Columbus
the early 1600s - beginning of a great tide of emigration from Europe to North America
the first British settlement in North AmericaRoanoke Island The Lost Colony
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Following settlements
Jamestown- Virginia, started by the Virginia company in 1607 1620- Mayflower, the Pilgrims set sail for Virginia, but a storm blew them instead to Massachusetts half of the settlers dia during the first winter
native Americans teach them how to farm and trap animals= first Thanksgiving
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Parliament (the British government) decided to tax to colonies to help pay for it
The Sugar Act of 1764- tax on molasses and sugar Stamp Act of 1765 - tax on all printed material
A Tax on Tea
Parliament began taxing tea- the most important beverage in the colonies the colonists decided to boycott all British tea
Abraham Lincoln
Republican
Important battles
the war begins in Fort Sumter Gettysburg- the turning point; the largest battle in the history of the Western hemisphere Over 100, 000 people died in 3 days It was the last time the South invaded the North
Resources
Southwest: Navajos
Resources
http://usa.usembassy.de/ Some basic facts about English speaking countries, Tom Chud a Jana Chud, Prroda, s.r.o. Bratislava 2001, ISBN 80-07-00471-8 http://nativeamericans.pppst.com/index.html http://www.mrberlin.com/7th/Exploration/Roanoke_J amestown_I.ppt http://www.docstoc.com/docs/420548/History--American-Expansion-Powerpoint http://www.mrberlin.com/7th/Revolution/Declaration_ Ind.ppt http://www.pptpalooza.net/PPTs/AHAP/NewEngland Colonization.ppt http://www2.visalia.k12.ca.us/techcoach/Docs/firsta mericans2.ppt