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Jamestown founded
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Plymouth is funded by English Separatists and others. Mayflower compact is signed.
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The Puritans found Massachusetts Bay Colony under John Winthrop.
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Roger Williams founds Providence
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King Philip's War devastates New England
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The French and Indian War in America, sparked by the first shots of Washington at Fort Dusquene
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Proclamation Line of 1763
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Boston Tea Party
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The Declaration of Independence is adopted
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Battle of Yorktown