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Period: to
Foundation of the thirteen English colonies
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Journey of the Pilgrim Fathers
From Plymouth (England) on board the Mayflower -
Arrival of the Pilgrim Fathers to Massachussetts
Foundation of the first English colony -
End of the Seven Years War
England wants its colonies to help pay off the debt
of the war -
Stamp Act
Protest against it -
Boston Tea Party
45 tons of tea were dumped into the sea. Americans closed
the port of Boston to trade and suspended the local government in Massachussets -
First Congress
50 delegates, representing the 13 colonies, met in Philadelphia at the first
Congress of the colonial representatives. G. Washington guides the Continental Army. -
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American war of Independence
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Signature of the Declaration of Independence
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Battle of Saratoga
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Treaty of Paris
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Ratification of the Constitution
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George Washington
First president of the USA