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Jamestown, Virginia, the first successful English settlement was founded.
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The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact.
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John Locke contributed to the constitution for the Carloina colony.
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The Albany Congress proposed that the colonies should unite.
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The French and Indian war began.
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The Stamp Act is passed.
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Five colonists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre.
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Colonist dressed as Mohawk dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest Bristish tax on tea.
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Parliament passed another set of laws, punishing colonists, which led to boycotts.
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The battles of Lexington and Concord sparked the Revolution and caused more tension.
