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Christopher Columbus, which recounted his four voyages to the Americas.
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Many of the settlers in the 16007s were Purtians. Puritans were a group of English protestants who had sought to purify the Church of England.
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The first permanent colony was established at Jamestown .
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John Smith publishes " The General History of Virginia"
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North America's first public school is founded in Bosten
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the first book issued in the North American colonies was the "Bay Psalm Book"
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Bay Psalm Book is the first book to be printed in America
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Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, known for revtalizing the haiku form, dies
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In the 1700s, there was a burst of intellectual energy taking place in Europe that came to be known as the Enlightment.
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the first American newspaper, is established
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Preachers such as Jonathan Edwards called for people to rededicate themselves to the original purtian vision, and a new wave of religious enthusiasm began to rise. This movement was called the First Great Awakening
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The boston tea party marks a violent rejection of britains taxation policies. The Revolutionary war begins two years later.
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British defeat at Yorktown ends the American Revolution
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U.S Constitution is approved
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The Classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber