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May 20, 1492
Journals of an american explorer
Christopher colombus, one of the first explorers to learn of america, wrote inspiring journals about his discovery of the new world. -
Way Of Virginaia
Thomas Harriot wrote about the life and culture of the native indians, as well about the resources and potential uses for that land that would become Virginia -
One of the first literary pieces
William Wood came to America as one of the first colonists and described in writing of the people and the enviroment. -
Psalms hymns
Puritan's wished to have a more poetic form of psalms, and converted the psalms into hymns in which they could sing and have published. -
First puclished book by an American woman
Anne Bradstreet wrote The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up In America and was the first woman to have her book published in America. -
The enlightenment
Many documents containing the ideals of lebirty and justice flourish, inspiring many to write or to fight for those rights. -
The selling of joseph
A popular book by the name, the selling of joseph, became published, expressing anti slavery -
First News
The first american newspaper, the boston newpaper, is established -
Dogood
Benjamin Franklin publishes "do good" papers -
the saturday evening post
Franklin purchases and publishes the Pennsylvania Gazette, which later becomes The Saturday Evening Post. -
Great Awakening
A great religous movement begins, sweeping in much inspiring religous literature -
Inspiration for all
patrick henry wrote, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
truly inspiring americans and future americans to believe in the american ideals and to persue liberty -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine's widely read pamphlet, common sense, passionately argue the case for independence -
One of the most important articles of american literature
Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and other great minds write this to end ties with the mother country, and is still today one of the most signifacant documents in all of american history. -
Birth of a nation
The constution, a article of writitng the devised the build of american government, was accepted, giving america an official government and is still the document used to organize the governement. -
The sovereignty and goodness of god
The sovereignty and goodness of god, an account of the captivity of Mary Rowlandson by algonquian indians is published
