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The first 105 colonist sent by the London company arrived in England.
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John Smith took control of Jamestown and built a fort around it.
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Dutch founded New Netherland.
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Dutch ship brought the first Africans to Virginia.
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The Mayflower left England.
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Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
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41 male passengers signed the Mayflower compact.
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Samoset walked into the colonist settlement.
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Colonist killed Powhatan leader.
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Charles granted a group of Puritans a charter to settle in New England.
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Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts to find Connecticut.
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Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts to find Connecticut.
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Hooker wrote Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
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General Courts of Massachusetts issued an order that a school be founded in every township of 50 families.
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General Courts of Massachusetts issued an order that a school be founded in every township of 50 families.
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English captured the undefended colony of New Amsterdam.
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King Philip’s war erupted.
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group of former indentured servants attacked some friendly Indians.
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King Charles II granted charter to William Penn to begin a colony west of New Jersey.
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Duke Of York sold Penn a region to the south of Pennsylvania.
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James II became king of England.
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King James passed the English Bill of Rights.
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Carolina split into North and South Carolina
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Proprietary government was overthrown.
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Oglethorpe founded the city of Savannah.
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Officials arrested John Peter Zenger for printing false statements.
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Fighting erupted with the British military.
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Fighting began in Europe, leading up to the Seven Year’s War.
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Britain received Florida.
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Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris.
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Pontiac’s Rebellion began.
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Proclamation of 1763 issued.
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Parliament passed the Sugar Act, which set duties on molasses and sugar imported to colonist
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First colonial boycott started in New York.
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Patrick Henry presented a series of resolutions to Virginia House Of Burgesses
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British soldiers arrived in Boston.
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70% of men and 45% of woman could read and right.
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Tea Act passed by Parliament.
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Coercive Act Passed.
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Delaware remained part of Pennsylvania until 1776.
