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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain
He was loocking for a faster trade route to Asia. He wanted to buy spices, tea, and silk. -
The settlers formed the Jamestown colony in Virginia.
Many of the colonists got sick and died during the first winter. -
Jamestone started its own government
The goverment made laws. The colonists had to follow the laws. -
A ship arrived at Jamestown.
The ship carried the first slaves from Africa to the colonies. -
English people called the Pilgrims sailed to the americas.
They wanted religious freedom. Their ship, the MAYFLOWER, landed where the Massachusetts is today.. They called their colony Plymouth. -
Another group of English people, the Puritans, settled in Massachusetts.
The puritans also wanted religious freedom. Puritan leaders also made strict laws. -
There were thirteen English colonies in North America.
France also have colonists there. -
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France an Britain fought a war.
Some native American tribes fought too, some against the French and some against the British. The war was called the French and Indian war. -
The French finally surrended.
They lost a lot of their land in North America. -
Equiano wrote a boock about his life.
Below is a passage from the book. It tells about the slave ship.
