Beginning of American History By facebooker_1434632631 Mar 6, 1492 Columbus Columbus discovered America- 1492 Mar 6, 1565 The very first colony of land (St. Augustine, Florida) belongs to Spain. Period: Mar 6, 1565 to Mar 6, 1776 From the very first colony to when the 13 original colonies were named. Mar 6, 1620 The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts and the Pilgrims from England came to discover America. Period: Mar 6, 1625 to Mar 6, 1730 Colonial years More and more people traveled months to discover a new land and in hopes to be free from English rule and worship freely. Jul 4, 1776 The 13 colonies became the United States of America
