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Sep 11, 1492
The Explores
Christopher Columbus discovered America. -
Thomas Harriet
He wrote about the faithfully captured areas of natural of resources. -
Puritans
Puritans settled and they were a group of English Protestants who had sought to purify the Church of England and return to simplier ways of worship. -
Jamestown
The first English colony was established. -
John Winthrop
He wrote "We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill." -
William
William Wood of Massachusetts Bay colony noted that the Native American took the first ship they saw for walking island. William Bradford was Governor of Plymouth Rock and he wote the book of Plymouth Plantation. -
Puritan Pottery
First book issued on North American colonies. The North American Colonies was the the Bay Psalm Book. -
Women Publish
The first North American woman published a book. -
The Enlightenment
There was a burst of intellectual energy taking place in Europe that was known as the Enlightenment. -
The Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards called for people to rededicate themselves to the original Protestant views. -
The Atlantic Coast
The English Colony stretched all along the Atlantic Coast. -
The start of the French and Indain War
The French allied with a number of Native American groups to drive the British out of North America. -
The end of the French and Indian War
France is defeated. -
The America Enlightenment
The delegates attended a second Virginia convention. -
Independence
The colonist declared themselves free and independent. They fought and defeated one of the greatest military powers on Earth. -
The United States of America
The constitution was approved and the United States was born. Two of the most remarkable minds Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson and others formed the Declaration of Independence.