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Period: 1491 to
Period 1/2: 1491-1763
Native America, European Exploration, Colonization -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first successful English colony in the future US, settled in Virginia -
Plymouth
Plymouth was the first settlement created in Massachusetts by Separatists who south to create a religiously pure society. -
French and Indian War Begins
The French and Indian War began in the colonies when French settlers encroached on land claimed by the British. -
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Period 3:1763-1800
American Revolution, the Confederal Era, and the Early Federal Period -
Tea Act
A tax on tea that was collected by the British and protested heavily by the colonists, most notably in the Boston Tea Party
