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Sir Walter Raleigh sent John White with 117 settlers.
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Jamestown- !st permanent english settlement
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Plymouth- 102 pilgrams
Mayflower Compact-democracy -
Britain regulates colonial trade and levies new taxes on colonists
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The “Boston Massacre” occurs5 people die
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The “Boston Tea Party” takes place
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Colonists go to war with the British
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Declaration of Independence is signed
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Colonists win Battle of Saratoga & French decide to join the colonists
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British surrender at Yorktown
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Treaty of pairs is signed
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U.S. Constitution signed
Bill of Rights added