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Christopher Columbus was the first European to reach America in 1492

because of him began the era of European colonisation

he was an Italian who was looking for a western sea route to India, but discovered the American continent

the figure of Columbus has also led to a number of named places and terms, including the country of Colombia and the city of Columbus in Ohio

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The Pilgrim Fathers were a group of people who sailed to America in 1620 for religious freedom

In England everyone had to belong to the official church, the Pilgrims had different religious beliefs and were not allowed to practice their own religion, they decided to establish a new settlement in the New World (America) where they could practice their faith freely and preserve their English way to live.

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The Boston Tea Party was a Plotest of the American colonists against Great Britain.

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The Boston Tea Party was a Plotest of the American colonists against Great Britain.

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On the 16 of December 1773 Colonists disguised themselves as Indians, stormed three ships at the Port in Boston and threw the entire tea load into the sea.

The reason for their actions was, that they didnt want to pay tea taxes, if they were

not allowed to have a say in the British Parliament.

The events on this day led to the American Revolutionary war.

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The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) was between Britain and its 13 colonies. The colonies, unhappy with taxes and no voice in government, declared independence in 1776. Under George Washington and with help from France, they won at Yorktown, and the Treaty of Paris (1783) made the United States independent. This war marked the beginning of a new nation based on freedom and democracy.

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- Adopted on July 4, 1776, written mainly by Thomas Jefferson.

- Declared the thirteen American colonies independent from Great Britain.

—> Considered the founding document of the USA

Background:

- Britain imposed taxes on the colonies without their consent —> the colonists protested, resisted and declared independence in 1776.

Core ideas:

- All people are created equal, with unalienable rights: life, liberty, pursuit of happiness.

—> Governments exist to protect these rights.

—> If a government becomes destructive of rights, people may alter or abolish it.

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- George Washington was the first President of the USA.

- He led the American army in the war against Britain.

- He helped to make the Constitution.

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on 12th April 1861-26th May 1864, was a civil war in the United states between the union (“the north”) and the confederacy (“the south”), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the union

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Farming was replaced by industry and machinery in the United States. Cities expanded, railroads extended across the nation and a large number of immigrants arrived in search of employment. Large industries including oil, steel and automobiles emerged. The U.S. became wealthy and powerful as a result. But it also led to poverty, chrildren working and bad conditions at work.

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- Enforcement of segregation in the Southern United States

- Between 1880-1960

- Named after the black character Jim Crow from a minstrel show

- Legal punishment was imposed on people who mixed with other races and did not keep separated

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1929-1940

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic crisis that began with the U.S. stock market crash in 1929 and lasted through the 1930s.

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7. 12. 1941

Japan attacked a fleet of the US Navy at Pearl Harbor with bombers. The attack came for the USA as a complete suprise. In the consequence the USA entered World War II. This Japaness attack on the hawaiin harbor costed 2403 lives, most of them were american soldiers. For many american people Pearl Harbor still is a traumatic memory.

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The Civil Rights Movement was a period of social activism and struggle for full rights and freedoms for African Americans in the United States. The Civil Rights was in the 1950s and 1960s

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The Civil Rights Movement was a period of social activism and struggle for full rights and freedoms for African Americans in the United States. The Civil Rights was in the 1950s and 1960s

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Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist known for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, on 1st December 1955. Her act of defiance of the city's racial segregation laws sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, a major event in the American Civil Rights Movement that led to the desegregation of public buses

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The ”I have a dream“ speech was held by Martin Luther King on the 28th August 1963 in front of 250,000 people in Washington D.C. The speech was about racial equality, civil rights and justice in the U.S.

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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States and took office on November 8, 1960.

Furthermore he was the first catholic president of this country.

He was shot on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza.

At age 43, JFK was the youngest person ever elected U.S. president.

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the attacks of the 11th. September 2001 (9/11) were four coordinated aircraft hijackings carried out by 19 Al-Qaeda Islamist terrorists

two hijacked planes rushed into the towers of the World Trade Centre in New York, a third hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the fourth crashed in Pennsylvania

almost 3,000 people died in these attacks, which led to far-reaching political and social consequences, including the beginning of the so-called "war on terror"

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Barack Obama was the 44. President of the United States of America and he was in charge from 2009 till 2014

An important thing to say is that Barack Obama was the first Afro -American president of USA

in 2009 he even won a Nobel Price for the non distribution of nuclear weapons

before his presidency, he was a lawyer and later a senator

The most important reforms include the Affordable Care Act (also called "ACA" or "Obamacare"), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010