Colonial and Early National Period By dtaylor2019 1492 Christopher Colombus Discovers America 1513 Ponce de Leon Lands Near St. Augustine, Florida and Names the Land La Florida 1620 Pilgrims Come to America 1630 Puritans Come to America 1636 Harvard College is Founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1732 The Great Awakenings 1754 French and Indian War 1764 Sugar Act Passed by British Parliament 1765 Stamp Act Passed by British Parliament 1767 Townshend Act Passed by British Parliament 1770 Boston Massacre 1773 Boston Tea Party 1775 American Revolution 1776 First Continental Congress 1787 Constitution Signed 1789 Bill of Rights Passed by Congress 1796 Tennessee Enters the Union as the 16th State 1801 First Edition of the New York Post is Published 1806 Noah Webster Publishes His First American English Dictionary 1830 John Smith Organizes the Mormon Church
