The Colonial Times

The colonial times covers the history from the beggining of European settlement and particularly the history of the 13 colonies of Britain until they declared independence in 1776. In the 16th century, Netherlands, England, Scotland, France , Spain , and Sweden began to colonize North America.

By the time European settlers arrived around 1600~1650 the Native Americans living in the Eastern United States America had been dead by new diseases.

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