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Jamestown, Virginia was founded.
The first successful, English settlement, is founded. -
Mayflower Compact was Signed
The Pilgrams signed their first real document as citizens. -
John Locke Contributes
John Locke contributed to the constitution for the Carolina colony. -
Stamp Act
Requires the taxing of stamps. -
Boston Massacre
British troops killed 5 people when they fired into a rebelious protesting crowd. -
Boston Tea Party
The tea was dumped into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes. -
First Continental Congress meets
Fighting the power of the British government, and trying to lighten their power. -
War begins
The battle of Lexington and Concord spark the revolution. -
Second Continenal Congress
Revisions were made to the first Decloration of Rights. -
Independence
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
