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puritans in england were persecuted. -
pilgrims left britain for america to worship freely. -
1000 puritans founded the Massachusetts bay colony -
English Catholics founded Maryland. -
more than 20,000 puritans had settled in america. -
The quakers arrive in new england -
queen anne's war begins -
the college of new jersey is founded. it will later become princeton university. -
The liberty bell is cracked when it first rung in testing. it was fixed by 1753 -
The boston massacre occurs. -
Bostenian colonists protest the tea act with the boston tea party. -
The revolutionary war begins.