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English Settlement Founded
Jamestown, Virginia, the fist successful English settlement, is founded., -
Mayflower Compact
The pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact -
Carolina colony
john Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony -
colonies unite
The Albany Congress proposes that the colonies unite. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed. -
Declaratory Act
AN ACT for the better securing the dependency of his Majesty's dominions in America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain. -
Boston Massacre
Five coloists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act is passed, Colonists respond with the Boston Tea Party. -
Revolution
The battles of Lexington and Concord spark the Revolution. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is signed.