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grants granted to nobles and freemans
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the colony roanoke (the lost colony) was built in 1585, founded by Sir walter raleigh. was the first attempted colony
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first permanant english colony in america
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first representative assembely
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103 passangers aboard the mayflower signed this to form a self government
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Rodger willians founded the province of rhode island
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british parliament passed first navigation act
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nathaniel bacon led planters on a rebelllion
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william penn founded pennsylvania
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anyone accused of being a witch would be killed
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was a religous movement
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first almanac
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established freedome of speech
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started when british ocupied ft. duquesne
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put a high tax on sugar
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required a stamp to be put on anything that was to be mailed
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required colonists to house british troops
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put taxes on glass, painters lead, paper and tea
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british troops fired at colonists that were rioting at them
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colonists dressed as indians boarded english ships and dumped tea into the river
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a punnishment for the boston masacre
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called for cival disobedience
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called for civil disobedience from british
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he addressed the virginia convention and said "give me librity or give me death"
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paul revere rode to warn the patriots that the british were coming
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first battles of the revolution
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written by thomas paine to say that the u.s. needs to go to war
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stated u.s.'s freedome from britian
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changed the direction of the war
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adopted by contenintal congress
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defeated serapis in british north waters
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general cornwallis surrendered at yorktown
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regonised the independence of the u.s.