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AMERICAN CHRONOLOGY.
| Massachusetts deprived of her charter by Sir E. Andross | 1684 |
| Charter—Charcoal. Charcoal—Fire. Fire—Warmth. Warmth—hie. Shiver is just opposite to warmth. | |
| The American Continent discovered by the Northmen | 1001 |
| America discovered by Columbus | 1492 |
| St. Lawrence River discovered by the French | 1508 |
| Florida discovered by Ponce de Leon | 1512 |
| Pacific Ocean discovered by Balboa | 1513 |
| Jamestown in Virginia settled; the first permanent English settlement in the United States | 1607 |
| Canada first settled by the French | 1608 |
| Pocahontas, an Indian princess, married Rolfe, England | 1612 |
| New York City founded by the Dutch | 1614 |
| Plymouth settled; the first settlement in New England | 1620 |
| Boston settled by a colony under Blackstone | 1630 |
| Printing-press first established in the United States, at Cambridge | 1639 |
| Tea first used in the United States | 1720 |
| Bible first printed in the United States | 1752 |
