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5. Columbus
Columbus founded America, but he didn't know what he actually discovered. -
7. Thomas Harriot
A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia, by Thomas Harriot showded the new way of life in the colonies. -
6. "Father of New France"
Samuel de Champlain wrote about the Native Iroquois and the New England people. -
1. Jamestown
The first colony in North America was Jamestown. -
11. Slaves
The first slaves came from Africa to the colonies. These slaves started taking the place of indentured servants. -
8. Psalms
The Bible's psalms were made to fit the rythms of the Puritan church. This was titled the Bay Psalm Book. -
9. Poetry
Anne Bradstreet wrote The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, and it was the first book by a woman published in North America. -
13. Pennsylvania
William Penn, after religios persecution for being a Quaker, founded Pennsylvania with a charter from the king. Later these Quakers show an opposition to slavery. -
14. Salem
The Wonder of the Invisible World was published by Cotton Mather. This was to defend the people in the Salem Witch Trials. -
12. Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards gave his "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon, and many people say this is what exemplifies the movements of the Great Awakening. -
2. French and Indian War
From 1759-1763 the French and Indian War was fought. The French and many Native Americans pushed the British out of colonial America. -
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10. Pamphlets
Pamphlets were made by printing presses in America, and these sparked the people into revolution. -
15. Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party went against the British and their taxes by dumping high priced tea. The Revolutionary War began in 1775. -
3. "free and independent"
The colonial Americans defeated Great Britian, and became a free nation with their establishment of the Declaration of Independance. -
4. Constitution
All of the 13 colonies agreed with the Constitution and the United States of America began.