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Pilgrims left Britain for the Americas so they could worship freely.
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Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay colony
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Catholics founded Maryland
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English had 13 colonies
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England United with Scottland to form Britain
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Britain and France fight for control of North America
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Britain wins war and gains nearly all of France's North America Empire
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Parliament passed Stamp Act in America
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Parliament passed the Tea Act in America
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Boston Tea Party Boycott begins in Boston
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Declaration of Independence is issued in Philadelphia
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George Washington was elected as 1st president of United States
