The Dutch bought Manhattan from local Indians in 1624 for price of $ 24.
The Pilgrim Fathers who settled down in America in 1620 were the Puritans persecuted by the Stuarts in Britain.
Mayflower The Mayflower contract – it was a very short sheet of paper that refugees signed, they agreed with moving to the new world, they promised to be obedient, behave in moral way, volunteers (for leaving the England).
There were many nationalities coming to USA in that period (majority came from England)
Railway was built by Indians, they were paid in goods (alcohol)
Before the act of unite there were many colonies.
Colonies were allowed to have the trade but only with GB + had to pay taxes.
There were problems between GB and colonies  GB has a problem with local trade colonies were given higher taxes  colonies wanted either to have a representative in the Parliament or to have total independence
The sons of liberty – political representatives of colonies