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17th-18th century
Colonial period
The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-1954/the-colonial-period.php -
1st settlement in Jamestown
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Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth
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Beggining of War of Independence
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Declaration of Independence
Document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.