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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovered Bahamas
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Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot discovered Newfoundland
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Apr 2, 1531
Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
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May 10, 1534
Jacques Cartier discovers Canada while looking for a water passage to the Pacific Ocean
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May 8, 1541
Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River
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Sep 17, 1565
Spanish establish a fort at St. Augustine in Florida
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Hernan Cortez conquered the Aztec in what became Mexico City
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Establishment of the English settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia Company of London
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French explorer Samuel de Champlain established the settlement of Quebec in Canada
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English Puritans establish Plymouth in Massachusetts
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New Amsterdam is created as a trading post for the Dutch West India Company
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French and Indian War
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Stamp Act
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Suger Act
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Sons of Liberty created
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Quartering Act
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Leif Erikson reaches the American Coast
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Daughter of Liberty created
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Townshend Act
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Boston Massacre
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Committee of Correspondence created
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The Tea Act
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Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts
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first continental congress
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George Washington appointed Commander in Chief
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Olive Branch Petition
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Declaration of Independence
