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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovered America
Christopher Columbis didn't know he had discovered a new continent when he landed in America. He called the natives "Indians" for he thought he had found a new trade route to India. -
Roanoke Founded
This colony was also known as "The Lost Colony" because of its mysterious disappearance. When new settlers came in and old ones returned, the whole colony was found abandoned. The only reamins they found were two graves and the word "Croatoan" (the name of a local Indian tribe) carved into a post of the fort. -
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1st House of Burgess meeting
The House of Burgess is important because it was the first legislative assembly in North America. -
Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock
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Boston Massacre
Heated argumentation on King's street led to the death of five male civilians and injury of six others. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party History Colonists rejected the British tax on tea and protested by dressing up as Native Americans and dumping large amounts of it in the harbor. -
Shot Heard Round the World
Beginning of the Revolutionary War -
Signing the Declaration of Independence
This document is what officially broke our ties from England. With the signatures, we established ourselves as a soverign nation.
