early american writing

By tevinmilner6190

  • Jamestown

    the first permanet colony English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia

  • here come the pilgrims

    The Mayflower pilgrims establish the Massachuttes bay colony at Plymouth

  • John Smith

    publishes The General History of Virginia

  • William Wood

    noted that the Native Americans took the first ship they saw for a walking island

  • First school

    North Americas first school is founded in boston

  • The first book in America

    Bay plslam book published in america

  • the tenth muse lately sprung up in america

    was the first work by a north american women to be published by edward taylor

  • Mary Rowlandson

    publishes the sovereignty and goodness of god, an account of her capitivity at the hands of alquian indians

  • cotton mather

    publishes the wonders of the invisible world indefense of the salem witch trials

  • the enlightenment

    intellectial energy took place

  • ideals of age

    both enlightenment ideals and purttian values contributed to the countrys thirst for independence

  • The French and Indian War

    when france allied with a number of native american groups to drive out of North america

  • Virgina Convention

    patrick henry thundered to the delegates

  • freedom

    the colonies declered themselves free and independent and fought and defeated one of the greatest military powers on earth

  • Constitution of the United States

    constitution was approve and america was born