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The house of Burgesses first meeting
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All thirteen colonies established on the Atlantic coast of North America
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England and Scotland unite to become Britain
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Britain takes control of almost all of France's land in the Americas
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happens, five people died.
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The Tea Act is passed
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First continental congress meeting
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The second continental congress meets in Philadelphia
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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in the pamphlet Common Sense, the writer Thomas Paine writes an article advertising the though of freedom from Britain
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The Americans win the battle of Saratoga
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The Patriots/Americans win the battle of Yorktown
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George Washington elected president
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