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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus sails to America
Christopher Cioumbs discoered Amicrica. -
Roanoke Island
Queen Elizabeth sent a group of people to the New World to start a settlement. It was the first but not the only attempt. -
Lost Colonly of Roanoke
John White returned to the New World to find his family and all the other settlers GONE! -
George Washington born
He is called the father of our country. He was a founding father and the leader of American troops duing the Revolutionary War. First president of the U.S. Married to Martha. -
Pawe Revere boren
Pawe Revere was a patriot who fought for America to be free from England. -
Boston Massacre
Five men killed on King Street. This made people think about freedom from England. -
Boston Tea Party
People through tea off ships in Boston Harbor because they were mad at the king and his taxes. He then passed laws called the "Intolerable Acts." -
Battle of Lexington and Concor
These battles were the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British won this battle but they lost more men than the Americans. This showed both sided that the Americans could fight against the mighty Redcoats. -
Battle of Yorktown
Last battle of the Revolutionary War -
Leif Ericson
APPROXIMATE LIFESPAN: 960-1040. Sailed to America nearly 500 years before Columbus