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Sep 6, 1492
Christopher Columbus
First explorer to find the Americas. Kept journals and letters. His journals gave a small glimpse of what his major journeys were like. -
Sep 8, 1542
La Relacion
La Relacion was a report by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. He made a strong story of his 8 years of explorations through Florida, Texas, and Mexico. He talked abou the people he encountered on his adventures and gave people different insights. -
A Brief Report
Most influential colonial writings were compiled to make A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia by Thomas Harriot. Formed first clear picture of North America. -
Jamestown
First permanent colony was established. It was the start of colonial life for England. It began with Virginia Company. Settlers had hard lives until they found out how to farm. Their first cash crop was Tobacco. -
General History of Virginia
John Smith published how Virgina started off as a colony. How it suffered at first and the encounters with the Native Americans. -
John Winthrope
"we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us." He wrote this about the Puritan's who held themselves as role models for all Christian people. -
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book was the first book published where the Bible's psalms that were rewritten to the rythms of Puritan hymns. -
The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America
First work by a woman in North America to get published. Written by Anne Bradstreet. Her poems reflect her learning, faith love of family, and a colonial womans view. -
Native Amerian Literature
Native Americans had forms of oral literature that are rich. they had creation stories, of how the universe and humans came to be. They had legandary histories tracing migration, leaders, deeds, fairytales, lyrics, chants, children's songs, healing songs, and dream visions. -
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Englightenment
People began to question the government. People gave their government consent to limitations for the governments, for the governments protection of their basic rights and liberties. Benjamin Franklin did many political writings. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Pain, and Thomas Jefferson shaped the American Enlightment. -
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Great Awakening
Johnathon Edwards united colonists that were diverse. Let children, whose parents were under the Puritan Church that weren't converted yet, get baptised. -
French and Indian War
France allied with Indians to drive the English out of North America. The English eventually allied with Indians too, who then drove the French and its Indians out of North America. -
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The Pamphlet
the most important for political writing. 2000 pamphlets were published during this time period. This became fuel for revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
Colonies declared themselves free and independent from British. Wrote by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. -
Constitution of the United States
The United States of America came into existence. We became an independent country from Britian.
