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Thinking he has found a new passage to the West Indies, Columbus lands in the Caribbean. Not know this, he calls the natives "Indians."
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The British established their first permanent colony in North America in a land they would come to call Virginia
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Mayflower, which set out for Virginia, lands in Massachusetts. The Mayflower Compact is signed and the New England Colonies are born.
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British soldiers fire on a crowd, killing 5 Americans including a black man, Crispus Attucks
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Colonists in Massachusetts protest the Tea Act by dumping British tea into Boston Harbor
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War for American Independence from Great Britain
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Paul Revere calls on the Minuteman to arise and prepare for battle. The Shot Heard 'Round the World signals the the beginning of the American Revolution.
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Due to the injustices by King George III of Great Britain towards his American colonies, the American colonies decide to break free of Great Britain and establish the United States of America. Delegates of the colonies meet in Philadelphia to ratify the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson.
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American Colonists declare independence from Great Britain! USA is born!
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Francis Scott Key writes the Star-Spangled Banner after the American victory at Ft. McHenry
