Color Print Depicting Public Worship at Plymouth by the Pilgrims( Original Caption) Public worship at Plymouth by the Pilgrims. Colored engraving. Undated.

Swedish colonists landing on the Atlantic shores of Delaware during the 1600s.

Historic Foodway's kitchen in Colonial Williamsburg. (Credit: C Watts/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)

Whitefield PreachesBritish evangelist and founding father of Methodism, George Whitefield (1714 - 1770) preaching in Moorfields, London, 1742. Engraving by E. Crowe Original publication: Illustrated London News pub. 1865. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Colonial America was a vast land settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants who established colonies such as St. Augustine, Florida; Jamestown, Virginia; and Roanoke in present-day North Carolina.

Colonial America was settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants in colonies such as St. Augustine, Jamestown and Roanoke.

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Native American history spans an array of diverse groups and leaders, including Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Tecumseh, and events like the Trail of Tears, the French and Indian War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Native American History

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Explore the wars, battles, leaders, civilizations, regimes, prominent figures and major events from the continent that encompasses 2 percent of the Earth’s surface. From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, see how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.

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The U.S. Constitution, signed on September 17, 1787, created America’s federal government, established fundamental laws and legal structures while guaranteeing certain basic rights for American citizens.

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Deerfield settlement razed in Queen Anne’s War

The Boston Massacre

Pequot massacres begin

King Philip’s War begins

The settlement of Maryland

The first colonial constitution