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In the 1600's many of the settlrs in the 1600's were Puritans. Puritans were a group of English Protestants who sought to purify the church of england.
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The first permanent colony was established at Jamestown.
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William Shakespeare dies. he was a very famous writer and very well known for his plays.
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The Mayflower pilgrims established the massachusetts Bay Colony at Plymouth.
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John Smith published The General History of Virginia.
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North America's first public school was founded in Boston.
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The salem witch trials show atmosphere of mass hysteria. they caused so much panic in massachusetts and many "witchs" were killed. Women were accused for being a witch for practically any reason.
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In the 1700's there was a burst of intellectual engery taking place in Europe that was known as the Enlightenment. People began to question the previous truths about who should hold power in the governement.
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The Boston Newsletter was established. This was the first American Newspaper.
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Delivers a sermon called "sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" this starts the religious movement known as the Great Awakening.
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This war was fought (1759-1763) when the French allied with the Native American groups to drive the British out of North America.
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The Boston Tea Party marks a violent rejection of Britain's taxation policies. This starts the Revolutionary War two years later.
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The coloniests declared themselves to be finally free and independent in 1776. they Fought and defeated oen of the greatest miliatry powers on earth. the Minds of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and other minds formed the Declaration of Independence and teh Constitution of the United States.
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This indian sacred text was translated into English for the First time.
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The United States Constitution was approved. -Most Important Document In The United States.
