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Christopher Columbus an Italian explorer found North America in 1492. He landed on one of the islands in the Carribean. He thought he had landed in India so when he saw the people that lived there he called them Indians
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He was the first European to cross Panama and see the Pacific Ocean. He claimed it for the king of Spain
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Ponce de Leon was the first European to explore Florida. At first he thought it was an island. He was searching for gold and some people say the fountain of youth.
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The Aztecs first attacked Cortezes troops because the Spanish soldiers were so greedy for gold.
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After the Aztecs attacked Corteses men he attacked the city of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. The combination of spanish soldiers attack and the smallpox disease destroyed the Aztec Empire.
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Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire to get their gold.
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Hernando started exploring in Florida in search for gold. He crossed the Mississippi river during his search.
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Coronado explored through the area of Arizona, New Mexico, and explored as far up as Kansas. He was searching for gold and the fabled gold cities. He discovered the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River
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This was the very first English colony, and was founded by Raleigh. It had 100 households, 90 men, 17, women, and 9 kids. This settlement lasted for 10 months before it went missing
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107 men settled on the banks of the James River. Even though they had a very tough winter the colony survived and was the first perminant settlement of England.
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The Mayflower sailed to the New World and created a settlement in Plymouth Bay
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The Mayflower was the first kind of government in the New World. It had fair and equal laws and was made for the general good of the settlement.
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Virginia became a royal colony directly under the kings control in 1624.
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New Netherland was founded by the Dutch. It was later called New York when the English took over this colony.
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The Puritians founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630
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Founded by Lord Baltimore, he created this colony as a safe haven for catholics, who in England could not practice their religion.
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Roger Williams was convicted of heresy and so he fled to the land of Rhode Island and founded a colony. The Rhode Island colony was as some say a "sewer" because it was a safe haven for anyone
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Connecticut and New Haven colonies were founded
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The Navigation Laws said that the colonys could not trade with Asia or Africa, they could only trade with Britian. The Navigation Acts were repealed in 1849
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The colony of Carolin was created. Sir Robert Heath was given Carolina from King Charles I.
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Nathanial Bacon led Bacons Rebellion, it was sparked by the Navigation Acts and the Indian attacks.
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North Carolina formally separaews from South Carolina, to create two seperate colonys.
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The Great Awakening was a spiritual renewal that went through the colonys. It was to bring people back to God.
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The Colony of Georgia was created
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The Quartering Act was made on March 24 1765 and it stated that when a British soldier came to your door then you had to let him sleep in your house and feed him for the night.
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These laws placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. Eventualy all the taxes were apealed except for the tax on tea.
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The Boston Massacre was the killing of 5 colonists by British soldiers, who where being taunted by the colonists.
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Because the tax on tea was so high the colonists wasnted nothing to do with it. So some of the colonists dressed up like Native Americans and borded a couple ships carring tea and dumpped 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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The first Continental Congress was held in Philidelphia. 12 of the 13 colonys sent delegates, they were gathering to try and right the wrongs England had done to them.
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The Revolutionary War was a war that led to the Independince of the United State. There were about 25,700 Americans killed, and 10,000 British killed in the Revoluntionary War.
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The Second Continental Congress met in Philidelphia and passed the Declaration of Independence. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, it cut all ties to the Britian.
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Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet called Common Sence was an instant best seller. The pamphlet said that it is common sence that the colonys get their independence from Britian, because the colonys were so far away from England and because they were already basicly a country.
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Treaty of Paris formally ended the Revolutionary war. It established U.S. boundaries, specified certain fishing rights, allowed creditors of each country to be paid by citizens of the other, and opened up the Mississippi to both nations.
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George Washingto became president on Wall Street in New York. He was the first president
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This was the very first official census in the United states
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Vermont become the 14th state in the United States of America
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The bank of the United States was created so the country could have the same currency and try to get out of debt.
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The Bill of rights was adopted and included the rights of free speech, religion, and press
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Washington was reelected President for a second term.
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People became angry with the new excise tax on whiskey. George Washington called 13-15,000 men to stop the rebellion.
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This treaty basicly resilitifies the treaty of Paris
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These pirates would seize american ships, which led to the begining of the US Navy.
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A treaty with the indians, we bought Ohio for $20,000
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This treaty was made with the spanish. The Spanish thought Britian and US would join forces and attack Spain. This leads to the right of deposit in New Orleans.
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This led to an unofficial war with France.
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John Adams was elected president. He was the second presedent .
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Thomas Jefferson became president of the United states.
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Ohio becomes a state.