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1600—1900: The discoverer of America—Christopher Columbus Magellan—the first who sailed round the earth and proved the earth was round The British established 13 colonies along the east coast of North America. May Flower—the ship which took Puritans to America in 1620. Plymouth—the first colony In 1766, Stamp Tax was collected to support the army stationed in America. In 1773, according to the Tea Act, the East Indian Company sold tea to the colonies and made profit. Some Boston residents boarded an English ship in Boston Harbor, and the tea into the sea. This is known as the Boston Tea Part