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A group of English colonist came to the New World and start to explore on their own.
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The London Company gave 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to Virginia.
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The Pilgrims made the Mayflower Compact which was a legal document establishing their own government. Image found:
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The second colony to be established. More colonists are taking a step towards personal freedom.
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Settled by the Dutch, but the King of England gave the land to his brother and the Dutch left.
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More colonists are settling and ways of independant wealth are being created.
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Thousands of English move to the Americas between 1630 and 1640. This is a sign of a greater request for freedom.
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Connecticut was settled.
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Signs of defiance are shown and the Colonists make their own decision to kick Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Delaware Colony was settled.
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Three settlements merged and wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut which is referred to as the First Constitution of the United States.
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The colonies represent a lucrative source of wealth and trade
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Carolina Colony was settled.
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New Jersey Colony was settled.
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This gives the colonies freedom in their tradings.
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The Plantaion Act was created.
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Uprising agaist colonial goverment. This is a sign of people rebelling, claiming they have a say in what happens. Image found:
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New Hampshire was settled.
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Was settled.
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The Dominion of New England was created.
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The French/ Indian War begins. The colonist fight for the land they now see as theirs.
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The The English Bill of Rights which enables Parliament to control laws and taxes is created. This created riots in the Colonies. They blantantly defy England, and re-establish their own governments. Image found:
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The Union between England and Scotland created the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain' and the term British, as opposed to English, is then used in reference to the colonists in North America
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is settled.
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Stamp Act and Riots hit all 13 colonies. Image found:
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The American Revolution Image found:
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The Coloniest declare Independace from Britian. Image from:
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Kindred Spirits was painted by Asher Brown Durand. Image from:
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Home by the Lake was painted by Frederic Edwin Church. Image from:
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Stone City Landscape was painted by Marvin Dorwart Cone. Image from:
crystalbridgescollection.com
