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Aug 20, 1492
Explorer
Christopher Comlumbus recounted his four voyages to the Americas -
Early settlers
A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia was published and accompanied by illustrations that helped thousands upong thousands of English readers -
Puritans
Many settlers were Puritans -
Colony to Country
Jamestown- First permanent colony established. -
Bay Colony
1634, William Wood of Massachusetts Bay Colony noted that 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 first book issued in the North American colonies. -
Puritan Poetry
The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America was first work by a North American woman to be published -
Enlightenment
Enlightenment ideals and Puritan values contributed to country's thirst for independence. -
English
English colonies stretched along Atlantic coast. -
Loyalty to England
Britain sent soldiers to fight during French and Indian War -
Pamphlets and Propoganda
Two thousand pamphlets were published -
Loyalty to England
French and Indian War ended -
Convention
Patrick Henry thundered to delegates at second Virginia Convention -
A Break with England
Colonies declared themselves to be 'free and independent" and fought plus defeated one of greatest military powers. -
Constitution
The constitution was approved and U.S. was born