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In 1570 the Iroquois Confederacy forms in eastern America, the six nations included the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and the Tuscarora.
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In 1619 the first Africans arrive in Virginia.
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In 1651 the first Navigation Act regulates colonial trade.
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In 1740 the Great Awakening peaks.
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In 1754 the French and Indian war begins.
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In 1763 King George issues Proclamation of 1763 and the Treaty of Paris was signed at that year.
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In 1765 colonists protest against the Stamp Act.
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In 1770 Boston Massacre occurs which was a street fight between some Bostonian and soldiers.
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In 1773 the Boston Tea Party takes place because the royal governors ordered that they be unloaded and the Boston Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
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In 1774 first continental congress meets in Philadelphia with 55 delegates that would represent Americans and challenge British control.
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In 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord occur.
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In 1776 colonies issue the Declaration of Independence.
