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Spanish begin to settle modern day United States
José Romo establishes settlement in Modern day Arizona -
New York Slave Revolt
Uprising in New York with 23 slaves staging a revolt. -
Baltimore is established
The city of Baltimore in Maryland is established. -
Plantation Act is established
Plantation Act is established to encourage immigration into agricultural communities. -
Quebec was absorbed into England
The English overtook Quebec in the French and Indian war -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire into a mob killing five people before the revolutionary war. -
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American Revolution
The war that led to America gaining its independence from England. -
Cotton Gin Invention
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to eliminate slave labor