Discovery and settlement
Christopher Columbus ”discovers” America in 1493.
3. 1607 – first British settlement in Jamestown, Virginia from theMayflower.
4. First thirteencolonieswintheRevolutionaryWaragainstBritain in 1770, and in 1776, theDeclarationofIndependence is signed-> The coloniesareno longer a part ofthe British Empire
5. The Constitutionwasratified (agreedupon) in 1788 – George Washington president