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This Land: A History of the United States
Primary Sources:
1492-1620

1492 - Journal of Christopher Columbus    Text

1492 -
Privileges and prerogatives granted to Columbus Text

1494 - Christopher Columbus - Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella    Text

1541 - Francisco Vazquez de Coronado - Report to the King of Spain   Text

1542 - Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca - The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca   Text

1542 - Francisco Vazquez de Coronado - Journey to New Mexico and the Great Plains   Text

1583 - Edward Haies - Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage To Newfoundland   Text

1588 - Thomas Hariot - A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia   Text

1606 - The First Virginia Charter   Text

1607 - Captain John Smith - Description of the Settlement of Jamestown   Text

1609 - The Second Virginia Charter   Text

1612 - The Third Virginia Charter   Text

1616 - Captain John Smith - Letter to Queen Anne regarding Pocahontas   Text

1620 - The Mayflower Compact   Text





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