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| History of United State of America |
Four hundred years ago, about 100 followers of Puritan faith, set sail from England in search of a new land and reached America. They landed in the area which is now called Massachusetts. These settlers prospered in America, they elected and formed their own government, made laws and collected taxes. Over the year these settlers were colonized by Britain and ruled by the British, were not allowed to have any representatives in the parliament.
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Over a period of time the settlers demanded their rights. Resentment to lavying of without representation grew. In 1773 the British reduced the tax on Tea in Britain but continued to levy the same in America. Americans dressed as Indians boarded a British ship in Boston harbor and threw the cargo of Tea into the sea.
This was called the ‘Boston Tea Party’. In 1775 after a failed negotiation between the British and the Americans, fighting broke out. On 4th July 1776 the Americans declared their independence. The war with the British continued till 1781 and in 1783 the British recognized their independence. The first flag of the United state was similar to the present one except it had 13 stars in a circle representing the 13 stars. These states formed the Union.
During 1861 and 1865 there was fighting within the union because of resentment in the Southern state over the election of Abraham Lincon, who abolished slavery as the President. As a result of this the Southern state formed their own Union called the Confederacy. In 1861 war broke out between the Confederated surrendered. This led to the abolition of slavery all over the country.
As the year went by many people migrated to the United State, Industry developed and the United Stated of America emerged as a powerful nation.
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