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Tans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Throughout the 1600s, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, and England all participated in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. -
New England Federation created.
Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven colonies joined together to create a Northern colony region federation, creating a greater defense force. -
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Enlightenment
A European movement where people were in search of knowledge and reason, and expanded human rights. -
Seige of New Amsterdam
British forces invaded the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, renaming it New York, a new colony under rule of the British crown. -
Great Awakening
A religious revival that recreated a high loyal Christian population in the colonies. -
Stono Rebellion
African 100 slaves in SC took firearms and killed several people before being apprehended. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began, colonies began to come together to defend the possibility of any outside threats. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fire into a mod of civilians, beginning to spark a flame of revolution throughout the entirety of the colonies. -
Molasses Act
British taxes increased with this act, angering the colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
English colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped 100 crates of tea into the Boston harbor in violent protest of the Tea Act.
