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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain
He was looking for a faster trade route to Asia. -
Period: Mar 10, 1500 to
The English Colonists
English settlers set up colonies in North America
This people (settlers) came to America for religious freedom -
Jamestown
The settlers formed the Jamestown colony in Virginia. -
Pilgrims
They wanted religious freedom. And they called their colony Plymouth. -
Puritans
The Puritans were another grup of English people and they settled in Massachusetts. -
English colonies in North America
In 1733 there were thirteen English colonies in North America. -
Period: to
France and Britain
France and Britain both wanted the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
French surrendered
In 1763 French surrendered and they lost a lot of their land in North America
