Events
Bradford begins to write
The History of Plymouth PlantationPuritans settle
Massachusetts Bay ColonyAnne Dudley Bradstreet's poems,
including "To My Dear and Loving Husband,"
are publishedBenjamin Franklin publishes Poor Richard's
Almanack annually until 1758French and Indian War
beginsBattles at Lexington and
Concord begin the Revolutionary WarThomas Paine writes
The American Crisis, Number 1
America declares its
independence from EnglandTreaty of Paris ends
Revolutionary
WarWashington Irving publishes
his first storiesUnited States
declares war on EnglandLousiana Purchase doubles
area of the United StatesEdgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"
is first publishedEdgar Allan Poe's
"Annabel Lee is first published
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