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Oct 12, 1492
Colombus dicovered America
Cristopher Coolumbus sailed from Spain in 1492.
He was loocking for a faster trade route to Asia. He wanted to buy spices,tea, and silk -
Period: Mar 10, 1500 to
The english settlers set up colonies in North America
The settlers came to America for own land, other people came for religous freedom and some poeple came to America as indetured servants. They had to work for a long time to get their freedom -
The settlers formed the Jamestown colony in Viginia
Many of the colonists got sick and died during the first winter.
The Native Americans they helped th colonists to farm, and the colonists used their land and labor and this changed life forever. -
Jamestown started its own government
The government made laws and the colonists had to follow the laws. In the same year, a ship arrived at Jamestown and the ship carried the first slaves from Africa to the colonies -
The Piligrims people sailed to Americas
The English people, also called Pilgrims because they wanted the religious freedom. Their ship, the Mayflower arribed where Massachusetts is today and they called their colony Plymouth. -
The Puritans people settled to Massachusetts
The Puritans also wanted religious freedom. Puritan leaders made strict laws and they didn't allow people to practise other religion in their colony.
