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Leaf Eriksson lands in North America in present day Canada
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The Duke of Normandy William conquers England after the Battle of Hastings
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A charter of liberties that was signed by King John that placed all the sovereigns under a rule of law
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Christoper Columbus and his 3 ships discover America
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John Cabot gets a letter from Henry VII to explore North America and arrives in the summer of 1497
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Martin Luther fights against the Catholic Church and sets begins the protestant church. This would last until 1648
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The first permanent English settlement in America that was founded in 1607
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British Crown policy that avoided strict enforcement of parliamentary laws that were put in place to keep America obedient to England
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The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America
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Pilgrims come to America on the Mayflower with Christopher Jones
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After suffering religious persecution Puritans begin to migrate to America. Starting in 1630 and ending in 1640
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After Governor William Berkeley ignores the safety of the settlement Bacon rises a rebellion against him
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An intellectual movement that spread across the world from 1685 to 1815
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A religious movement that spread across America from the 1730's-1740'2
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A war between the British colonies and New France, both backed by their father nations
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A act enacted by Parliament that put a tax on all legal documents and newspapers
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A proclamation that no one could settle past the Appalachian mountains
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Acts that were established to raise revenue in the colonies to pay Judges and Governors
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British soldiers accidentally shoot into a crowd of colonist and kill 5 and injure 6
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A political protest that involved throwing certain tea overboard
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The first meeting that had leaders from all 13 colonies before the revolutionary war
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The second meeting of the congress where they decided that the war had begun
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A document that stated that the 13 colonies were no longer under rule of England and were their own 13 states. In essence declaring their revolt
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The treaty that ended the Revolutionary war and made America an independent nation in the eyes of the world
