Colonial America was a defining period in the history of the United States, spanning roughly from the early 1600s to the American Revolution of the 1770s, during which European powers established settlements across North America that would eventually become the foundation of a new nation. This page brings together all of History Crunch’s Colonial America articles, covering the causes and background of European colonization, life in the thirteen colonies, key figures of the era, and the lasting impacts of the colonial period on American history.