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    The document provides a history of the United States from its discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1492 through the 19th and 20th centuries. It details Columbus mistakenly believing he had reached India and calling the native people "Indians." It discusses the 13 colonies and the American Revolution, with George Washington becoming the first president. Key figures and events mentioned include Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, inventions like the automobile, and the first moon landing.

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    History of the USA

    Discovery of America

    • Christopher Columbus discovered America


    in 1492.
    • He thought that he came to India so he
    called the people who lived there Indians.
    Colonisation of America
    • In the 1770s there were 13 colonies with
    2.5 million people.
    • During the first winter half of them died.
    • Soon started the war beetween America
    and England.
    • In 1776 all the colonies made the
    Declaration of Independence.
    The first president

     George Washington was commander-in-chief of the


    Continental Army.
     Later he was elected for the first president of the USA.
    The factfile of the USA
    Washington is the capital of the USA .
    New York is the biggest city.
    The official language in USA is American
    English.
    The president of the USA is Donald Trump.
    The surface of USA is 9.8 million km2

    307.000.000 people live in the USA.


    It’s the 3rd country in number of people who
    live there and 3rd by size.
    Abraham Lincoln
     The 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln
    calling for no more expansion of slavery
    triggered a crisis as eleven slave states
    seceded to found the confederate states
    of America in 1861.
     In the bloody American Civil War(1861–
    65) the South was defeated and, in the
    Reconstruction era the U.S. ended slavery.
    Declaration of Independence
    ► The history of the United States traditionally
    starts with the Declaration of Independence in the
    year 1776, although its territory was inhabited by
    Native Americans.
    ► Independence Day is celebrated on July 4th.
    The 19th-20th century
     It was the century of great inventions and
    events
     Henry Ford built his first car.
     Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic.
     Martin Luther King fought for the rights of black
    people.
     Robert Oppenheimer developed the first atomic
    bomb.
     Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.

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