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Period: Jan 1, 1490 to
THE NEW WORLD
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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher columbus sailed from Spain
Christopher Columbus was looking for a faster trade route to Asia.
He want to buy spices, tea and silk. This took a long time and was very dangerous. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
THE ENGLISH COLONISTS
English settlers set up colonies in North America. They came to America for differents reasons. Some people wanted to own land. Other people came for religious freedom. They had to work for a long time to get their freedom. -
The settlers formed the Jamestown colony in Virginia
They had many problems. Many of the colonist got sick and died during the first winter.
Native Americans lived in North America. -
Jamestown started its own government
The governament made laws. The colonist had to follow the laws. In the same year, a ship arrived at JamesTown. The ship carried the first slaves from Africa to the colonies. -
English people called the Pilgrims sailed to America
They wanted religius freedom. Their ship, the Mayflower, lanted where Masachussestt is today. -
Puritans settled in Massachusetts
Puritans also wanted religious freedom. They made stric laws. They did not allow people to practise other religions in their colony. -
Thirteen English colonies in North America
France also had colonies there. -
The quakers spoke out publicly against slavery
They were one of the religious groups living in the colonies. They belived in the equality of every human begin. They also spoke out about terrible conditions in prisons and mental hospitals. -
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THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
Some Native American tribes fought too. France and Britain both wanted thr territory west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
The French finally surrendered
They lost a lot of their land in North America. -
The war for Independence
British troops marched from Boston to Lexington and Concord to take colonist weapons. Nearly 100 colonists were killed or wounded. About 250 British soldiers were killed. -
Declaration of independence
Representatives from all thirteen colonies voted for independence. Thomas Jefferson wrote a document explaining why the colonists wanted to be independent from Britain. -
Washington trapped the British army at Yorktown
There the British surrended. -
Britain and United States signed the treaty of Paris
This treaty made the colonies one independent nation. -
First School for the Blind
Valentine Haüy founded the world's first school for the blind in Paris, because he want to help people that could never learn to read or write. -
Equiano wrote a book about his life
He was the son of an African chief. He learn to rean and write. -
Louis Braille went to Haüy's school
He lost his sight when he was four. At the age of fufteen, he invited the Braille system of writing, using only six dots.
