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Jamestown Settlement
The first successful and permanent settlement in the Americas -
Southern Colonies
After the success of Jamestown, more settlements were established together to make up the Southern Colonies -
New England Colonies
Although the Southern Colonies had their success, some of the settlers felt that were religiously persecuted, so they moved northern and built new colonies to made up the New England Colonies -
Middle Colonies
The Middle Colonies were established off of the principles from the original two colonies -
French and Indian War
Tensions rise between British and French colonies after the British colonies try to take over some of the French colonies' land which leads them into war and involving their Native American friends along with the British military -
Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian War was settled, the British Parliament declared that the settlers were prohibited from going further than the Appalachian Mountains -
Pre Declaration Events
- Sugar Act
- Stamp Act
- Stamp Act Congress
- Declaration of Rights and Grievances
- Declaratory Act
- Boston Massacre
- Boston Tea Party
- Intolerable Acts
- Second Continental Congress
- Olive Branch Petition
- Richard Henry Lee's Resolution
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Declaration of Independence
The 2nd Continental Congress assigned 5 people to write the document that would state their independence from Great Britain (Thomas Jefferson was given the task to write the document; the document was influenced from John Locke's ideas)
