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Jan 1, 1492
christopher columbus
his journals were first of the explorer's writings. he recounted his four voyages to the americas. -
thomas harriot
published "a brief and true report of the new found land of virginia" -
"the fatherof new france"
samuel de champlain wrote vivid accounts of new england and the iroquois. -
jamestown
first permanent colony -
john winthrope
he wrote "we must consider that we shall be a city upon a hill. the eyes of all the people are upon us." -
william wood
he noted that the native americans "took the first shop they saw for a walking island, the mast to be a tree, the sail white clouds." -
bay psalm book
first book issued to the north american colonies -
anne bradstreet
"the tenth muse lately sprung up in america" was the first work by a north american woman t be published -
enlightenment
burst of intellectual energy taking place in europe -
"little books"
two thousand of these little books were made from 1763-1783. they became fuel of the revolution. -
patrick henry
"i know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death." -
"free and independent"
the colonies declared themselves to be "free and independent" -
america born
when the constitution was aprved the united states of america were born