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Nov 10, 1492
Explorations
The fisrt writing they found about the americas where from the famous Cristopher Columbus. He discribe the journeys he had in the americas. -
Feb 11, 1495
American experience
Europeans arrived were there was more that 300 native american cultures located. They had diffrent customs from them and there were 200 diffrent languages in the area. They did not have a written language there was groups history etc. -
Sep 8, 1542
La Relacion
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was one of the four men that survived the 600-man expedition. This 600 man wonndred around florida ,texasa and mexico for eight long years. -
Description of america
Settlers in america would wright there families back home in England about the americas. People in england would seem to imagen how the beauty of the americas was. Thomas Harriots wrote like a passage or book. Thos had clear pictures of the americas that Englands could see for the fisrt tiime. -
Puratians Beliefs
A good amount of settlers where Puratians. The puratians were a group of the English protestant that were trying to purify the chuch of England. -
The New Colonies
The first colony was named Jamestown in 1607. Then in 1733 throught the Atlantic coast more colonies began to form there, After they became self-reliant and self ruled. -
Puratian poetry
Poerty broke out in arpund this time. First poetry book in the americas was the '"Bay Psmal Book". -
Best Poets
The first american women to write a book in the americas was Anne Bradstreet. Edward Taylor was the best knwon poet at the time . He was a misnister also. -
The Enlightment
There was a group of people who were known as the enlightment thinkers . They were mostly men that believe in a way that goverment should be be ruled. They came up with a goverment that should protect humans riights and liberty rights. -
Great Awakening
This was the time were diffrent believes of religion began in the colonies. Many colonist were not believing in the puratians believes any more they were losing their believes. A new religion started . -
French and Indian War
This war began because Britain was trying to proctect therir territory. Thats when freach and indian unineted to fight against britain. -
Pamphlets
The spread of political writing began in the pamplets. This caused to disconcent of the british ruling them. -
Second Convention
The Enlightment thinkers were involved in the second covention in 1775. This was lading into the revolution. -
Breaking Apart From England
Great Britain began to tax the new colonies . Britain believe that if they tax the colonies they would get money to pay of for the war expenses. After tthis taxation the conlonies wanted their independence. -
America was Born
In 1776 the colonies declare themselves independent and free. They fought for their freedom and they won against one of the most powerful militaires at the time. The Declaration of Independence and The Contitutions were written by Benjamin Franlin, Thomas Jefferson and more "colonial thinkers" Then Finally, america was born.
