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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 Party. 7. The First Continental Congress: 1774 Philadelphia a protest against objectionable laws 8. The Second Continental Congress: 1775 Philadelphia the decision to fight for freedom and independence 9. The shots at Lexington signaled the beginning of the War of Independence. 10. The Saratoga defeat was the turning point of the War of Independence, leading to the alliance between U.S. and France. 11. In September, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed. Britain recognized the independence of U.S.A. 12. The Constitutional Convention: 1787 Philadelphia, to revise the Articles of the Confederation 13. The Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments put into the Constitution in 1791, which include freedom of speech, the right to assemble, etc. 14. The Gettysburg victory was the turning point of the Civil War. 15. In the Civil War, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and the Homestead Bill. 16. President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France and doubled the country’s territory. 17. The Westward Movement: 1815-1830, moving westward to open the vast area of wilderness in America. 1900—1945: The “Open Door Policy”: advanced by Theodore Roosevelt in Sino-American relations, that is, invading China by means of force and culture. The stock market crash : 1929 to 1933 3. In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a “new deal” to get America out