The Story of the Times

This story talks about how American became America. It all started when Christopher Columbus came to North America in 1492. But American already had several Native American tribes settled through out the continent. We do not know when the first American settles but we know that the natives have been here for about 12,000 to 70,000 years ago. One thing we know is that the Native Americans usually greeted the Europeans in a friendly manner. They welcomed them as friends. A few years later in 1620, the pilgrims sailed from England and landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Another name for pilgrims was "Puritan" , which meant the were into church and followed the rules of the church strictly. The pilgrims left England because they lost hope in trying to purify the church. Native Americans greeted them and soon they were great friends. This is what cause Thanksgiving to occur. In the 1700's, the Protestant group was forming. The Protestants protested against the church and what rules were right or wrong. The Great Awakening then occurred in 1720. this was when people tried to convert Protestants back into Puritans. In 1619 the first black slaves came to America to be sold into slavery. Most of the people who owned slaves were part of the church of England (Protestant). By 1750 Puritanism was declined everywhere. Back in the day Native Americans couldn't write so they couldn't write stories. Natives would dance, sing, act, and draw out their stories so they could express whats going on.