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Nov 28, 1492
The Explorers
Christopher Columbus, recounted his four voyages to the Amricas begun in 1492. -
Early Settelers
A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia by Thomas Harriot was published. -
Samuel de Champlain
Wrote vivid accounts of New England and the Iroquois. -
From Colony to Country
The first permanent colony was established at Jamestown. -
Puritan Beliefs
John Withdrop wrote "we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill. -
The Meeting of Two Worlds
William Wood of Massachusetts Bay Colony noted that the Native Americans "took the first ship they saw for a walking island, the mast to be a tree, the sail white clouds." -
Puritan Poetry
The first book was published and it was called Bay Psalm Book. -
The Enlightenment
There was a burst of intellectual energy taking place in Europe that came to be know as Enlightenment. -
From Colony to Country
English colonies stretched all along the Atlantic coast. -
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Loyalty To England
When France allied with a number of Native American groups to drive the British out of North America. -
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Pamphlets & Propaganda
Two thousand Pamphlets were published. -
Patrick Henry
P.H. thundered to the delegates at the seconds Virginia Convention. -
A Break With England
The colonies decleared themselves to be "free abd independent" and fought and defeated one of the greastest military powers on Earth to turn their declaration into a reality. -
Constitution of the United States
When the Contitution was apporved in 1788, the United States of America was born.