Encounters and Foundations

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  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus discovers America

    On August 3, 1492, Columbus and his crew set sail from Spain in three ships: the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. On October 12, the ships made landfall—not in Asia, as Columbus assumed, but on one of the Bahamian islands.
  • 1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon lands on the coast of Florida.

  • 1565

    Saint Augustine, Florida becomes the first European colony in America.

  • Jamestown becomes the first permanent English settlement in America.

  • Slaves first arrive in America (Jamestown).

    Dutch traders brought African slaves taken from a Spanish ship to Jamestown.

  • The Plymouth colony in Massachusetts is established by pilgrims in England.

  • Sir Francis Nicholson organizes sporting competitions where prizes can be won.

    Horse racing is the main event.

  • The lightning rod is invented.

    It attracts lightning, directs lightning into ground, and averts damage to structure its placed on.

  • Benjamin Franklin invents the armonica.

    A series of glassware produces musical sounds,

  • Thomas Jefferson starts to model his house, the Monticello.

  • The Boston Massacre happens.

    British soldiers shot and killed several colonists.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Colonists throw tons of tea into the harbor to protest tea taxes.

  • The Declaration of Independence is put into act.

  • The Bill of Rights are passed.

    Gave individual freedom and rights to citizens.

  • The famous George Washington portrait is finished.