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The Moundbuilders (Hopewell Civilization) of the Misssissippi Valley's greatest city. It is estimated there are 30,000 people living there with a trade network that reaches far and wide. The location of Cahokia is near present-day East St. Louis.
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The Pope divides the New World between Spain and Portugal
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Failed invasion by the Spanish Armada led by King Philip II leds to a increase in England's power and decline of Spain's in subsequent centuries.
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John Winthrop's famous "City Upon a Hill" Sermon.
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The first college founded in the 13 colonies is founded to train ministers. Harvard is located in the outskirts of Boston.
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Rebellion of disillusioned indentured servants and newly freed indentured servants causes the shift to African slavery as Virginia's primary labor force.
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