- discovered by Vikings around the year 1000
- original inhabitants are Indians
- 1492 discovered by Christopher Columbus (Italian sailing under Spanish queen)
- 16th century first English colony Virginia – unsuccessful
- James’s Town – first successful colony – permanent settlement
- second successful settlement was Plymouth – established by Pilgrim Fathers – English puritans, their ship called Mayflower, they wanted religious independence
Indians helped them survive the winter – Thanksgiving Day
- there was established 13 colonies under British rule, slaves were brought there from Africa
- 18th century – Boston Tea Party – protest against high taxes, first open act against Britain
- Declaration of Independence was adopted – born of the USA
- George Washington became a leader of continental army
- The War of Independence, Americans won and Britain recognized the USA
- New constitution was adopted
- 19th century – Civil War between slavery south and industrial north
- Started when Abraham Lincoln was elected President
- Emancipation Proclamation – freedom for all slaves
- General Grant (north) defeated the Southern Army (general Lee)
- slavery was cancelled, the USA remained a single nation, very bloody war
- the USA became the leading industrial power
- 1917 entered the WW1 – helped France and England against Germany
- after WW1 – the richest country in the world
- The Great Crash on Wall Street
- Great Depression and unemployment
- 1941 entered the WW2 – after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour
- dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima
- Cold War period between the USA and Soviet Union
- space race, the first man on the moon – Neil Armstrong
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
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