History of America 01 (1492-1783) | History of USA 01 | Discovery of America to American Revolution. The country began as 13 colonies of England, which were spread out along the central Atlantic Coast of North America. ... More than 40 years passed before the colonies joined together, rebelled against England, and declared themselves free, independent states on July 4, 1776, in the famous Declaration of Independence. 9, 1776. On Sept. 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally changed the name of their new nation to the “United States of America,” rather than the “United Colonies,” which was in regular use at the time. The Spanish were among the first Europeans to explore the New World and the first to settle in what is now the United States. By 1650, however, England had established a dominant presence on the Atlantic coast. The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. It's an annual holiday that commemorates the day on October 12, 1492, when the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus officially set foot in the Americas, and claimed the land for Spain. It has been a national holiday in the United States since 1937. British America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in America from 1607 to 1783. America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer who set forth the then revolutionary concept that the lands that Christopher Columbus sailed to in 1492 were part of a separate continent. ... “America” is identified in the top portion of this segment of the 1507 Waldseemüller map. Europeans came to the Americas to escape poverty, warfare, political turmoil, famine and disease. They believed colonial life offered new opportunities. ust prior to declaring independence, the Thirteen Colonies consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. causes of American Revolution. The Founding of the Colonies. ... French and Indian War. ... Taxes, Laws, and More Taxes. ... Protests in Boston. ... Intolerable Acts. ... Boston Blockade. ... Growing Unity Among the Colonies. ... First Continental Congress. #HistoryOfAmerica #CSS #QuickReview ******************************************* Facebook Page: / quick-review-109123404355562 Political Science Playlist : • Political Science Islamic History Playlist: • Islamic History IndoPak History Playlist: • Indo-Pak History Constitutional Law Playlist: • Constitutional Law IR playlist : • International Relations