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Apr 30, 1492
Exlorers
The first writings were from Christopher Columbus. They were his journals and letters. His adventures opened the door to a century of Spanish expeditions in the Americas. -
Apr 15, 1540
First Book by Puritans
First book issued in the North American colonies was the "Bay Psalm Book" in contained Bible Psalms which were rewritten to fit rhythms of familiar Puritan hymns. -
Apr 23, 1542
álvar núñez
La Relació came 50 years later after finding George Washingtons journals. álvar núñez report "Cabeza de Vaca" talked about his 8 years wandering through Florida,Texas, and Mexico. He descries the landscape and the people he encountered ans well as animals that were new to Europeans. -
A brief and True Report of the New Found land of Virginia, by Thomas Harriot
Thomas Harriot's writing faithfully captured the area's natural resources, the ways of life of the Native Americans, and their potential to build a successful colony. His writings were published in 1588. -
Puritans
Many of the settlers in 1600's were Puritans. They were a group of Engllish Protestants who had sought to "purify' the Church of England and return to simple ways of worshiping thier god. IN England their efforts were unwelcomed therefore many left the country For AMerica to escape persecution. -
Two Worlds
Early exploreres and settlers forge themselves to live in a foreign land aka America -
Early 1600's
The French and Dutch also sent explorers like Samuel De Champlain, the "Father of New France," who in the early 1600's wrote vivid accounts o fNew England and the Native American tribe--Iroquois. -
First Colony
Jamestown was first established -
John Winthrop
John Winthrop wrote "we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us." He was a Puritan. -
Anne Bradstreet
The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America written by Anne Bradstreet was the first work of a woman published. It provided insight of the positon of woman in the male dominated Puritan society. -
Ideas of the Age
Enlightment ideals and Puritans values contribute to the country's thirst for independence -
The Enlightment
The 1700's was a burst of intellectual energy in Europe also known as the Enlightment. Many Enllightment thinkers had begun to question about who shold really hold the power in government. -
From Colony to Country
English colonies stretched along the Atlantic coast. Colonies became self-reliant and self-rule was practiced. -
French & Indian War (1759-17630
Britain protected its territory by sending soldiers to fight. France allied with Native American tribes to drive the British out of North America. After their defeat, England brought new militay leaders and made its own allience with Native Americans---the Iroquois. Great Britain claimed all of the North America east of the Mississippi River after its victory. -
A Break With England
Colonies decalred themselves to be "free and idependent."
They fought and defeated one the greatest military powers to turn their declaration into a reality. -
USA was Born
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson and other colonial thinkers put timeless words to thier "experiment" in the form of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the Unites States. The Constitution was accepted and Approved. The United States of America was Born.
