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Jamestown is Founded
The first permanent English Settlement. -
Slaves
The first enslaved Africans arrive in North America at Jamestown -
The Mayflower
The Mayflower pilgrims establish the Mfassachusetts Bay Colony at Plymouth -
John Winthrop
"We must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us."
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Bay Psalm Book
The first book issued in the North American colonies was the "Bay Psalm Book", in which the Bible's Psalms were rewritten to fit the rhythms of familiar Puritan hymns. -
Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor
"The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America" was the first work by a North American woman to be published. -
Enlightenment
A burst of intellectual energy took place in Europe -
English Colonies in the Atlantic Coast
The English colonies stretched all along the Atlantic coast and once rooted in North American Soil, the colonies became increasingly self-reliant nad practiced local self-rule -
Great Sermon
Jonathan Edwards delivers a sermaon called "Sinners in the Hanads of and Angry God." The sermon typifies the religious movement know as the Great Awakening. -
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French and Indian War
France allied with a number of Native American groups to drive the British out of North America -
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Pamphlets and Propaganda
2 thousand pamphlets were published and became the fuel of the revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party marks a violent rejection of Britain's taxation policies. -
Patrick Henry
"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" (Virginia Convention)
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Revolutionary War
A war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies -
Writing that launched a nation
The Declaration of Independence is written by Thomas Jefferson -
Freedom
THe colonies declared themselves to be "free and independent" and fought and defeated one of the greatest military powers on Earth to turn their declaration into reality -
U.S. Constitution
Contained the 7 Articles of supreme law