Expansion and Conflict in Early America

The United States of America is often referred to as a young nation, but is it really? Can a nation spring full born into the world on a certain date? Certainly America famously declared itself an independent state in 1776, but as we shall see below, it has roots that go back long before that. Today the US prides itself on being a “nation of nations”. In the following section we will examine the way many cultures and peoples have contributed over the centuries to creating it.

Read more in Access to English: Social Studies, pp. 84-90. Then do the tasks in the textbook and on this website.

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA to remember something that happened almost 400 years ago - see page 85. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA to remember something that happened almost 400 years ago - see page 85.

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