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Pilgrims leave Britain for America
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The Pilgrims founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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English Catholics Founded Maryland
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The Quakers Established Pennsylvania
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Parliament passes the Stamp Act
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Parliament places taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea
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The Boston Massacre
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Parliament passes the Tea Act
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Delegates meet at the First Continental Congress
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The First Battle of the American Revolution is Fought
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The Second Continental Congress meets
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Thomas Paine releases the Common Sense pamphlet
