The Crafting of a Golden Country

By Zach_G
  • Jan 1, 1492

    4 Voyages

    Christopher Columbus' 4 voyages to the Americas had begun.

  • A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia

    Thomas Harriot publishes his book on the land of Virginia.

  • Jamestown

    The first colony in America.

  • The General History of Virginia

    John Smith publishes this writing.

  • Bay Psalm Book

    Bible's psalms were rewritten to fit the rhythms of familiar Puritan hymns.

  • The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America

    Anne Bradstreet published this book.

  • Pennsylvania

    William Penn founded this colony. (Not related to Chris Penn... Well, I mean maybe... I don't really know, but wouldn't that be so cool?)

  • The colonial population reaches about half a million

  • Many Colonies

    English colonies stretched all along the Atlantic coast.
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    French and Indian War

    French allied with many Native American tribes to throw out the British.
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    Pamphlets

    These little books were frequently passed out with political writings and became the fuel of the revolution.

  • Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife, Abigail

    Abigail Adams writes this.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and many more put together this document to break from England.
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    This timeline

    I wrote this timeline. Yeah.