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Christopher Columbus opened the door to a century of Spanish expeditions in the Americs by voyaging to the Americas
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Thomas Harriot publsihed a book that helped thousands of English readers form a clear picture of Native Americans.
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Many settlers were puritans, a group of English protestants who sought to "purify" the Church and England.
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Many settlers were puritans, a group of English protestants who sought to "purify" the Church of England.
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The permanent colony of Jamestown was established
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John Winthrop was a puritan who was a leading figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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William Wood of Massachusetts Bay colony noted that the Native Americans "took the first ship they saw for a walking island, the mast of a tree, the sail white clouds."
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William Bradford was a govenor of Plymouth Plantation, in turn described Native Americans as a "hideous and desolate wilderness full of wild beast and men."
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The Bible psalms were rewritten to fit the rythms of familiar Puritan hymns.
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Anne Bradstreet wrote a book on poetry "The Tenth Muse" lately sprung up in America. First work by a North American woman to be published.
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Enlightenment was a burst of intellectual energy taking place in Europe.
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English colonies stretched along the Atlantic coast. Colonies became increasingly self-reliant and practiced local self-rule.
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French and Indian War-when French allied with Native American groups to drive the British out of North America.
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Colonies declared themselves to be free and independent.
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The Constitution of the United States was approved and America was born. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were a huge help in this.