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Aug 20, 1492
exploler
christoher comlumbus recounted his for voyages to the americans -
early settlers
a brief and true reort of the new found land of virgina was published and accompained by illustrations that helped thousands upong thousands of english readers -
puritans
many settlers were puritans -
colony to county
jamestown first permanent colony established -
bay colony
1634, william wood of massachusetts bay colony noted native americans took the first ship they saw for a walking island the mast to be a tree the sail white clouds -
semons and other writings
bay psalm book was the fist issued in the north american colonies -
puritan poetry
the tenth muse lately sprung up in american was first work by a north american woman to be published -
enlightenment
enlightment ideals and puritan vales contributed to country's thirst for independence -
english
english colonies streched along atlanic coast -
loyalty to england
britian sent soldiers to fight during french and indian war -
pamphlets and propog anda
two thousands pamphlets were published -
loyalty to england
french and indian war ended -
convention
patrick henry thundred to delegates at second virgina convention -
a break with england
colonies declared themselves to be free and independent and fought plus defeated one of greatest miliarty powers -
constitution
the constiutin was approved and U.S. was born