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Early American Literature captures a nation in its infancy. From the first interactions between Native Americans and europeans to the stirring cries of the revolutionary war, writers chronicled the tensions and the triumphs of the day.
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James town was first established
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The first enslaved Africans arrive in North America at Jamestown.
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publishes The General history of Virginia
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is the first book to be printed in America
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poems collected as the tenth muse lately sprung up in america are published in london
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In king philips war ends Native american resistance in New england colonies.
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founds the colony of pennsylvania
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is the first american newspaper,is established
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The colonial population reaches about a half million; bostons population is about 12,000
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delivers a sermon called "sinners in the hands of an angry God." The sermon typifies the religious movement known as the Great Awakening
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marks a violent rejection of Britians taxation policies.
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adopts the declaration of independence.
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invites Phillis Wheatley to visit after recieving from her a poem and a letter.
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U.S constitution is approved.
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interesting narrative of... Olaudah Equiano details harsh treatment of captive africans