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The First Colony
The first permanent colony was established at Jamestown in 1607 -
Slaves
The first enslaved africans arrive in jamestown -
City upon a hill
In 1630 John Winthrop wrote "we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us." -
Earliest writers
The earliest writers chronicled how the europeans and native americans viewed one another and the north american land. -
School is established
The first school is established in boston -
First Book issued in the norht american colonies
The first book issued was the Bay Psalm Book in 1640 -
First work by an american woman
The first book published by a north american woman was The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America -
Pennsylvania
William Penn founds the colony of Pennsylvania -
Enlightenment
Im the 1700s there was a burst of intellectual energy taking place in Europe that came to be known as the Enlightenment. -
First newsletter
The Boston Newsletter is established -
Population
The population reached about a half million -
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pamphlet
The most important outlet for the spread of political writings was the pamphlet -
Engish Colonies
Engish colonys stretched all along the alantic coast. -
Colonies declared
The colonies declared themselves to be free an independent in 1776 and fought and defeated one of the greatest military powers on earth to turn their declaration into a reality -
war ends
The american revolution ends -
Constitution of the United States
The constitution was approved in 1788, the United States of America was born.
