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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Begun his 4 yoyages -
Thomas Harriot
A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia.[5] -
Puritans
Many settlers in the 1600s were Puritans -
Samuel de Champlain
"Father of New France" -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent colony established -
John Winthrop
"we must consider that shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us" -
The Viewing of Europeans and Native Americans
William Wood of Massachusets Bay Colony noted that the Native Americans "took the first ship they sae for a walking island, the mast to be a tree, the sail white clouds." -
Puritan Poetry
Bay Psalm Book was written -
Puritan Poetry
The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America -
Enlightenment
there was a burst of intellectual energy taking place in Europe that is known as the Enlightenment -
English Colonies streched along Atlantic coast
The colonies became self-reliant and practiced local self-rule -
French and Indian War began
When France allied with a number of Native American group to drive the Britsh out of North America -
French and Indian War ended
After many defeats England brought in new military leaders and made its own alliance with the Native Americans (The Powerful Iroquois) After a long war the victorius Great Britain claimed all of North America east of the Mississippi River -
Patrick Henry
"but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" -
No taxation without representation
The colonist fought and defeated one of the greatest military powers on earth to turn their declaration into a reality -
Constitution
The Constitution of the United States was approved
