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Virginia Dare (born August 18, 1587; date of death unknown) was the first English child born in an American English colony. [2] What became of Virginia and the other colonists remains a mystery. The fact of her birth is known because John White, Virginia's grandfather and the governor of the colony, returned to England in 1587 to seek fresh ...
From 1770 until 1860, the birth rate of American slaves was much greater than for the population of any nation in Europe, and was nearly twice as rapid as that of England. [140] The conditions the Caribbean and Brazilian enslaved populations endured in the early colonial years prompted many attempts at fleeing plantation work.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
The first documented settlement of Europeans in the Americas was established by Norse people around 1000 AD in what is now Newfoundland, called Vinland by the Norse. Later European exploration of North America resumed with Christopher Columbus's 1492 expedition sponsored by Spain. English settlement began almost a century later.
William Tucker was born near Jamestown of the Colony of Virginia c. 1624, [4] and appears on the Virginia Muster of 1624/5, the first comprehensive census made in North America. [5] His parents were Isabell and Anthony, African indentured servants. [2] [4] When he was born, there were 22 Africans in the colony, most of whom arrived in 1619. [2]
In May 1832, he was asked to appear at the first Democratic Party Convention but did not attend on account of poor health. [37] Carroll died on November 14, 1832, at age 95, in Baltimore. He holds the distinction of being the oldest-lived Founding Father. He had outlived four of the first five U.S. presidents.
Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity. He was the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Paris, peace with Britain and the Constitution. Foundational in defining the American ethos, Franklin has been called "the most accomplished American of his ...
Anthony Johnson (b. c. 1600 – d. 1670) was a man from Angola who achieved wealth in the early 17th-century Colony of Virginia.Held as an "indentured servant" in 1621, he earned his freedom after several years and was granted land by the colony.