9th grade, Primary School Ivana Mikulová

 Age of Discovery Age of Discovery  First Settlers First Settlers  American fought for freedom American fought for freedom  Thirteen Colonies become a Nation Thirteen Colonies become a Nation  War between the states War between the states  Fight for rights still goes on Fight for rights still goes on

 an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India (in order to trade for spices)  met the Native Americans (Indians) thereNative Americans

 mostly from England  Jamestown, Virginia – the first town  1621 – the Pilgrim Fathers settled at Plymouth, MassachusettsPilgrim Fathers  settlers from France (Canada, Louisiana), Spain and the Netherlands (New York)  many American Indians died (diseases, wars) First Settlers

 In November 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower brought a group of Englishmen to Plymouth, Massachusetts Mayflower  interested in making a better society, not looking for gold  Thanksgiving Day (the first harvest celebration) The Pilgrim Fathers

 18th century – 13 colonies under British rule; the British government raised the taxes on the colonies  1773 – the Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea Party

 A group of colonists dressed as Indians emptied chests of British tea into the waters of Boston Harbor = a protest against Britain  the beginning of the American Revolution

 the American Revolutionary War ( )  The colonists wished to rule the country by themselves  On July 4, 1776 people from 13 colonies agreed to the United States Declaration of Independence - this said that they were free and independent states and were not part of England anymoreUnited States Declaration of Independence

 1783 – Britain recognized the United States  1789 – General George Washington was elected the first president of the USA

 slavery – one of the reasons slavery the North the South industrial agricultural NO to slavery YES to slavery

 The North won the war  President Abraham Lincoln gave the slaves freedom

 by 1861, over three million African-Americans were slaves in the South  they worked for white people on large plantations American slave trade poster

 the slaves had no freedom and received no money for their work  most of them worked picking cotton

 The African-Americans faced racism and segregation

Montegomery Bus Boycott  1955, Alabama: Rosa Parks, an African American woman, refused to give up her seat to a white man and was arrested  Black people boycotted the buses

March on Washington  August 28, 1963: Martin Luther King gave the "I Have a Dream" speech (he fought for civil rights)I Have a Dream... I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character...

 Rosa Parks said "NO".  A. Lincoln gave the slaves freedom.  The colonists destroyed the British tea.  The Pilgrims founded Plymouth.  The North won the Civil War.  The Declaration of Independence was written.  M. L. King gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.  Columbus discovered America.  The Pilgrims founded Plymouth.  The colonists destroyed the British tea.  The Declaration of Independence was written.  The North won the Civil War.  A. Lincoln gave the slaves freedom.  Rosa Parks said " NO ".  M. L. King gave the " I Have a Dream " speech.

 Where did the Native Americans come from?  What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?  What was one of the reasons of the Civil War?  Who won the Civil War?  Who gave the slaves freedom?  Who fought for the African- Americans´ civil rights?  Asia  The Mayflower  slavery  The North  A. Lincoln  M. L. King

a) M.L.King b) G.Washington c) C.Columbus a) A.Lincoln b) G.Washington c) R.Parks a) M.L.King b) G.Washington c) R.Parks a) M.L.King b) A.Lincoln c) R.Parks

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