<span>In 1492 Italian Spanish navigator Christopher Columbus reached the Americas and claimed the new lands for Castile. </span>
Some scholars believe that he was born between 6 B.C. and 4 B.C. B.C. stands for "Before Christ", and AD stands for "After Death", which means after Christ's death.
No taxation without representation is at the heart of American identity since it was a call for independence and the need for Americans to manage their own affairs. It is also at the root of American democracy since it entails the election of the nation’s representatives to Congress
