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The United States a brief History

A must read for all people who slept through History class or didn't care. All current or new

immigrants, or those who just need a little refreshing of what they already know.

Around 1620AD the first Pilgrims giving thanks before their meal in the new land.

The Journey of our founding Fathers

Immigrants in the early 1900's coming to the United States, the Statue of

Liberty appears from a distance in the background.

In 1620 a small group (102) of some of our forefathers and ancestors (known as the Pilgrims) made

a very courageous journey as they sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from England to North America. A

trip more than 3000 miles long that took 65 days to complete. Once they arrived they began building

their homes and businesses. They tilled the soil and planted the crops to grow the food they would

need to survive in the new land. This was the beginning of the new communities that would eventually

grow into the thirteen colonies. These colonies would soon be known as New England. They came here

in hope of a new start and a better way of life for themselves and their children. The Mayflower

used for the first voyage of the pilgrims to America. For a more detailed story of the pilgrims

and pictures of the Mayflower click the link below.

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/tour.htm

The Revolutionary War

The the revolutionary war was fought by the American colonies (They would

soon become the United States of America) and their mother country of Great Britain

(Comprised of England and her conquered countries). Our forefathers had grown

angry over high taxes and other tyrannical atrocities being forced upon them by Great

Britain and its King. Many of the people of the original colonies formed militias that

eventually became known as the Continental Army. These courageous men, women

and older children fought against the (British) Red Coat soldiers as they were called,

with outstanding courage and valor. Most of these people who rose up against the

tyranny and injustices of the British empire were considered traitors by the British

King and his army. Against all odds, they (Our ancestors from the original colonies)

won the war and their independence from England. We owe a great debt to these great

men, women and children who risked and sometimes gave their lives for the freedom

and liberty that we enjoy and sometimes take for granted today.

British Army The Continental Army

Of Great Britain (England) Of the United States Of America

The Civil War of the United States

1861-1865

The civil war was fought over many issues the least being slavery. The truth is the civil war was

fought over high taxation of the South. This was a very bloody war, with many casualties.

Close yours eyes and have someone read this paragraph to you or read it, and put yourself in one

of our ancestor's shoes. Imagine You are standing on one of the main civil war battlefields.

You are standing face to face with your enemy only 75 to 100 yards apart. You are

holding a 10 pound single shot, 50 caliber flintlock musket, you are in a standing position,

with your musket firmly planted against your shoulder in firing position. You feel the

fear from not only yourself and your fellow soldiers but also from the enemy on the

other side. The fear is so thick in the air, it is almost as if you can smell it. Your heart is

pounding so hard you feel like it could jump out of your chest at any minute. Every

muscle in your body is tense. It takes everything in your being to pull your thoughts

away dropping that musket and running like a rabbit as far away as you can.

But you don't, instead you muster up the courage to hold your ground. you say

a prayer as quickly as you can before the first shots are fired. "God help us" At that

very moment one of the officers yell "fire". A large volley of shots ring out from both sides,

clouds of smoke from the fired muskets fills the air, yells and screams of men being ripped

apart by balls of lead flying through the air, fill the once peaceful valley with the shear

terror of war. As you watch those around you fall to the ground, some dead, others

screaming, you are shaking almost in shock, from seeing and hearing all the horror

that surrounds you. You begin to prepare your musket for the second shot. You reach

into the leather pouch attached to your belt, and pull out one of the cloth pouches of

gunpowder you prepared earlier in the day. You stuff it in the far open end of the barrel

of your musket. For a brief moment it is as though everything is in slow motion and

you barely hear the shots ringing out around you, and the thump on the ground as more

soldiers fall. You reach into your leather pouch a second time and grab a mini-ball of lead and

stuff it into the barrel. You pull the long rod from under the muskets barrel and use it to ram the

mini-ball and powder charge to the bottom of the musket's long barrel. You grab your powder

horn that is hanging over your shoulder with a small strap of leather, and pull the cap from

the end of it off with your teeth. You pour a small amount of gunpowder into little tray just

ahead of the musket's flintlock firing hammer. As you raise your musket back into firing

position and cock the hammer you are now ready to fire your second shot. You continue

this process until you or the enemy are all dead or you run out of gunpowder, at which

point you use your sword and gun in hand to hand combat till the death

of you or the enemy.

"Yes they really did this."

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