This PPT was presented to two classes at a Swedish school, introducing a general them e

1. N
HISTORY

2. Columbus
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3. I have found… India…?
In what year did Columbus ”discover” America?
How many years ago is it?

4. Indians,
American Indians,
Aboriginal Indians,
Amerindians,
Amerinds,
Colored,
First Americans,
Indigenous,
Original Americans,
Red Indians,
Redskins
and Red Men.
NATIVE AMERICAN

5. Colonies
Why does the American flag look like it does?
Why does the Swedish flag look like it does?
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7. Salem Witch Trials
1690’s

8. Swedish Emigration

9. Declaration of Independence

10. Slavery

11. Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
President
1861 - 1865

12. The
Emancipation Proclamation
1863
Freed the slaves

14. Presidents
George Washington John F Kennedy
Franklin D Roosevelt
1789 - 1797 1933 -1945 1961-1963

15. Presidents
George Bush Senior George W Bush
Bill Clinton
1989 - 1993 2001 - 2009
1993 - 2001

16. Martin luther king jr
I have a dream
Listen to the speech
(17 minutes)
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