Begginng of American History: How Americans Became a People (Essay Sample)

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American History
There has been a raft of discourse surrounding the beginning of American history. Some scholars argue that it began when Christopher Columbus arrived in the year 1492 while others hold that it began in the1600s in the wake of the American frontier. In recent past, learning institutions such as universities and colleges backdate its beginning from the prehistoric period of the native inhabitants. Before the arrival of the European colonists, the native of America had lived there for a couple of centuries. The current U.S.A was initially made up of thirteen colonies that were under Great Britain. The citizens of these colonies began to feel oppressed by the taxes that were forcefully imposed on them by their masters, the British. This led to a revolution in the 1760s which was later counteracted by punitive legislations in Massachusetts aimed at ending self-governance. In 1774, all the colonies met in a Continental Congress where they formed an association which gave birth to a new constitution. In the year 1776, United States of America gained its independence and became a free nation. Later on, George Washington in concert with French military won the revolutionary war which led to the signing of 1783 peace treaty. According to the treaty, Great Britain was to recognize the United States of America as a nation and also, it had to relinquish the land which was to the east of river Mississippi. In 1789, a new constitution written by the Congress was ...