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Jamestown Settlement
The first successful English Settlement was founded! -
Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims sign the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, known as the Mayflower Compact. -
John Locke
Contributes the constitution for the Carolina colony. -
Albany Congress
Colonies unite -
Stamp Act
Direct tax imposed by the British Parliament. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed five men and injured six. -
Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act is passed! -
The Intolerable Acts
Colonists allow British soldiers into their homes. -
Revolutionary War
Lexington VS. Concord -
Declaration of Independence
Announced the 13 colonies as independent states and no longer apart of the British Empire.
