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Jamestown, Virginia, the first successful English settlement, is founded,
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The Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact
Our first constitution -
John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony
The Brunswick Public Schools -
The Albany Congress proposes that colonies unite
Rivalry between England and France over who would control North America. -
The Stamp Act
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Five colonists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre
the first battle of the Revolutionary War. -
The Tea Act is passed. Colonists respond with the Boston Tea Party
Victory in the French and Indian War was costly for the British. -
First Continental Congress
In the spring of 1774, Parliament passed yet another set of laws, this time to punish the colonists for the troubles in Boston and elsewhere. -
War begins
The battles of Lexington and Concord spark the Revolution. -
Independence
The Declaration of Independence is signed