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The pilgrims arrive in massachusettes
The pilgrims arrive in massachusetts. They settle at plymouth after a month on cape cod. -
salem witch trials
hree young salem girls accuse townspeople of witchcraft. The salem witch trials begin. Nineteen people people are found guilty of witchcraft. -
boston massacre
:British soldiers kill five colonists in the boston massacre. -
boston tea party.
Colonists object to a british tea tax. A group dumps tea from a ship into boston harbor.This becomes known as the boston tea party -
shot heard around the world
The shot heard round the world starts the revolutionary war. Colonists fight the british army in the battles of lexington and concord. -
massachusettes becomes a state!
massachusettes becomes the sixth state
