History The history of the USA
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History The history of the USA
4 0 Towards CLIL Religion History The history of the USA Early American History 1492 16th century 1607 1620 1763 – 1776 1773 1775 – 1783 1776 1789 28 © Copyright Oxford University Press Christopher Columbus sails from Spain. He wants to go to Asia, but he arrives in America. He thinks he is in India, so he calls the native people Indians. Columbus’s discovery brings the Spanish to America. They convert the native people to Christianity and change their way of life. Explorers from England start the first English colony in the USA. They call the area Virginia. The name comes from their queen, Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. A group of English settlers sail from Plymouth to America on a ship, the Mayflower. They arrive at Cape Cod in Massachussetts. Many more settlers from Britain and Holland come to live on the east coast of America over the next few years. The settlers in America want to have a separate country. They don’t want to be an English colony any more. The Americans are angry about the high taxes that they have to pay for tea, paper and glass from England. They cannot vote and they have no one to represent them in the British parliament. The Boston Tea Party. A group of angry Americans get on three British ships, carrying tea from England, in Boston harbour and throw the tea into the sea. The American War of Independence. American soldiers fight British soldiers because they want to be independent from Britain. America wins the war. One of the American generals is George Washington. The Declaration of Independence. Thirteen American colonies in the east of the country become independent from Britain. George Washington becomes the first President of the USA. The Boston Tea Party 1 In the 18th century, North America was a British colony. This meant that Britain and its king, George III, governed the country. The American people could not vote so they had no one to speak for them in the British parliament, but they still had to obey British laws. The Americans bought a lot of goods from Britain, for example tea, glass and paper, but they had to pay very high taxes on them. The Americans felt that this was not right. They wanted to be separate from Britain, and they started to form their own political groups. The ‘Sons of Liberty’ was a secret political group. In December 1773 they decided to do something to show that they were unhappy. A large group of them climbed onto three British ships in Boston harbour. They dressed up as Native Americans. The ships were full of tea. Boston was an important port for British goods. 2 Leggi il brano e abbina i nomi alle definizioni. 0 4 c 1 2 3 4 5 6 Columbus Elizabeth I the Mayflower George III the ‘Sons of Liberty’ George Washington a b c d e f a political group King of England an explorer Queen of England the first president of the USA the English settlers’ ship Rispondi alle domande. Inizia ogni frase con Because. ES Why did Columbus call the natives of America ‘Indians’? Because he thought he was in India. 1 Why did the first English settlers in America call their new colony Virginia? The ‘Sons of Liberty’ threw the tea into the sea. They called it the Boston Tea Party. The British were very angry and the next year they closed the port of Boston completely. 2 Why did the Americans have to obey British laws? 3 Why did a group of angry Americans throw tea into the sea at the Boston Tea Party? The Boston Tea Party showed that the Americans were serious about their freedom. Other rebellions happened in other parts of America and in 1775 the American War of Independence began. 4 Why did the British close the port of Boston? 5 Why did the War of Independence begin? Presentazione orale 3 Project Crea una linea temporale che illustri gli avvenimenti più importanti della storia italiana. 4 s s s s Glossary sail salpare native indigene explorer esploratore colony colonia tax tassa Scegli un evento significativo e prepara una presentazione orale. Prendi degli appunti usando le seguenti domande per aiutarti. Parla per circa 2 minuti. ES T When and where did it happen? Who were the important people in the event? Why did it happen? What was the result of this event? vote votare obey obbedire port porto freedom libertà rebellion rivolta 29 © Copyright Oxford University Press