1. American history until 1800 Czech Technical University in Prague Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering Naza Kitovnica

2. Content Pre-Columbian era Colonial period French and Indian War Boston Tea Party American Revolution

3. Why do people migrate? Food Land Economic Opportunity Religious Freedom Personal Freedom

4. The discovery of America changed the world Discovery of the Globe Freedom from past/traditions, cultures, norm The exchange of plants and animals

5. Pre-Columbian era Asiatic Migration ( Asian nomads who crossed the Bering Land Bridge) Mississippian Culture Olmec civilization Maya civilization Aztec civilization

6. Mississippian Culture dominated along the Mississippi River the Moundbuilders the Mississippians first appeared around 1000 C.E. the largest site: Cahokia—located near modern East St. Louis

7. Olmec civilization the earliest known civilization in Mexico dating roughly from as early as 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE "colossal heads"

8. Maya civilization a Mesoamerican civilization 750 BC developed writing system developed in the are of southeastern Mexico

9. Aztec civilization ethnic groups of central Mexico "people from Aztlan“ Aztec Triple Alliance

10. Colonial Period Christopher Columbus' voyages 1492 - 1504 British colonization

11. Christopher Columbus an Italian explorer, navigator, colonizer and citizen of the Republic of Genoa first voyage in 1492(the Bahamas archipelago) three more voyages( Greater, Lesser Antilles, the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Central America)

13. the first successful English settlement was established in 1607, Jamestown

14. Discovery od America: Amerigo Vespucci an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartogr apher first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts "America“ = lat. Americus (1507)

15. New England Colonies New Hampshire(1636) Massachusetts(1636) Rhode Island Connecticut

16. The Pilgrim Fathers he name given to early colonists and settlers of the Plymouth Colony led by pastor John Robinson the First Thanksgiving celebration The Mayflower

17. Middle Colonies: New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Southern Colonies: Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

19. French and Indian War 1754–1763 between the colonies of British America and New France British colonies won Treaty of Paris (1763)

20. Boston Tea Party a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston on December 16, 1773 a key event in the growth of the American Revolution

21. American Revolution The Thirteen Colonies began a rebellion against British rule in 1775 American Revolutionary War (1775–83) On July 4, 1776 - Declaration of Independence

22. George Washington the first President of the United States (1789–97) "father of his country“ Commander-in- Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War

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24. Source: Realie Spojenych statu americkych, Fraus http://www.usahistory.info/ http://www.landofthebrave.info/ www.ushistory.org/ www.ushistory.org/

25. Quiz 1. The first president of United States is… a) Christopher Columbus b) George Washington c) Amerigo Vespucci

26. 2. Declaration of Independence was signed… a) on July 4, 1776 b) on July 4, 1773 c) on July 4, 1799

27. 3. The earliest known civilization is… a) Olmec b) Maya c) Indians

28. 4. The first successful English settlement was established in… a)1492 b)1607 c)1666