American English

American History

100

The US declared independence from this country in 1776

Great Britain

200

This war ended in 1865

The American Civil War

300

These people sailed the Mayflower to MA in search of religious freedom in 1620

The Pilgrims

400

Europeans from this country were the first to settle in America in 1565

Spain

500

The transatlantic trade of this commodity began in America in 1619

Slaves

Language of Origin

100

Jamestown

English

200

Haarlem

Dutch

300

Santa Fe

Spanish

400

Illinois

French

500

Mississippi

Native American (Ojibwe)