1.2thepuritanperiod.pptVIP

The early history of America Early explorers of the continent: Local inhabitants: Indians --- probably Tibetans about 15,000 to 20,000 years ago Christopher Columbus (1451—1506) On Oct. 12, 1492, he arrived on the Bahamas Island. landed on the new continent 4 times. ;Jamestown: the first permanent settlement established in 1607, on an island in the James River. ;Mayflower: the puritans , the New World in 1620. ; I. Literature in the Colonial Period (1590-1750);;Puritanism before the foundation of U.S.A. (1607-1765);;;II. The Revolutionary Period (1775-1783) 1.Historical background: Ame