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The Vikings decided to travel west and accidentally bumped into America on the way.
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William visited his "cousin" in England and was supposed to be the heir of King Harold I. Before King Harold I died, he proclaimed King Harold II as king. William disputed this so he decided to fight and conquer England.
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King John signed the Magna Carta to give land rights to the nobles and keep taxes reasonable.
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Christopher Columbus went sailing to what he thought was the East Indies because Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand from Spain funded him.
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John Cabot was the first person to explore North America. He is the reason why England will lay claim to North America
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Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church which gave rise to Anglicanism.
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The Enlightenment was one of the causes of the Great Awakening. More schools and universities opened and it improved the education, especially sciences and ideas about government.
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John Smith was the leader and founder of Jamestown. Jamestown only survived because England periodically sent new settlers over.
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This was the first colonial legislature in North America. Was in Jamestown, VA.
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Pilgrims broke away from the Anglican Church due to corruption. They signed the Mayflower compact, a legal document stating the Pilgrims would establish and obey a government based on the bible and toleration. They then sailed over to America on the Mayflower and landed in Plymouth.
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A bunch on English settlers, mainly Puritans, migrated to Massachusetts and the West Indies, during this time.
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The Great Awakening was a wide spread Christian movement that emphasized faith in God. The supporters were called New Lights in New England and new Side in the Middle Colonies. They emphasized primacy of emotions.
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The French and Indian War was also apart of the Seven Years War. The British fought against the French and Indians.
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This war is also called the 7 years war. This was the bloodiest American war. Eventually Britain won.
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The Stamp Act was a tax on newspapers, legal documents, etc. Those that refused were put in jail.
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This was a line that was set so that the colonist couldn't settle west of this line.
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This allowed taxes on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
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Some of the colonists started throwing sticks and rocks at the British soldiers so the soldiers shot into the crowd and killed 5 colonists.
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The period between the strict enforcements of the parliamentary laws and the American colonies being obedient to England.
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Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded the
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They kept boycotting British goods and prepared Colonial Militia in case of a fight. They also wrote out a list of 10 resolutions to King George III.
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This began with the fight at Lexington and Concord, The congress tried to make peace one more time before using force. They established a continental army and a rally to support America. They also set up a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence.
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Some of the rich, white, land owners decided to write the Declaration of Independence because they realized that King George had broke the Social Contract Theory.
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The British recognized the independent USA had set new borders. America gave FL back to Spain. France kept Canada and trade increased.
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A group of indentured servants attacked Indians as well as Jamestown and burned it to the ground.
