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The Jamestown Colony was England's first colony in North America, in which approximately 105 colonists landed in Chesapeake Bay.
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Henry Hudson, a navigator, explored the North American east shore to find the rumored Northeast Passage on behalf of the Dutch East India Company.
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The House of Burgesses was a representative assembly in Virginia which was formed as a form of government.
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Pilgrims from England arrive in North America and establish the Plymouth Colony along with the Mayflower Compact.
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The Virginia Company declared bankruptcy and Virginia was converted to a royal colony.
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Conflicts between Native Americans and colonial settlers rose, leading to one of the most bloody conflicts on North American soil.
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Bacon's Rebellion took place in Virginia, in which Nathaniel Bacon lead a militia to attack the neighboring Native American tribe
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The Navigation Acts were a series of laws created by Great Britain to control shipping and maritime commerce.
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The Salem Witch Trials began after a group of young girls claimed they were possessed by the devil and began accusing fellow colonists.
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A slave revolt southwest of Charleston, South Carolina, near the Stono river. Slaves raided a firearms shop and killed more than 20 people.
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A war fought by proxy between France and Great Britain in North America over the division of territory. After the war, Great Britain taxed the colonists to pay off their debts.
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The Sons of Liberty was a group of colonists organized by Samuel Adams to protest Great Britain's treatment of the North American colonies.
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The Quartering Act was enacted by Great Britain in which all homes and establishments in North American colonies were to provide British soldiers with shelter, food and whatever else they may have needed.
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A tax levied on the North American colonies by Great Britain, designed to tax all paper documents, cards, dice, and others.
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A riot between British soldiers and colonists in which five colonists died. The Brits were defended by John Adams in court.
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The HMS Gaspee, a British ship, ran aground near Rhode Island and was burnt to the ground by colonists.
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The Declaration of Independence is a document declaring The thirteen colonies independence from Great Britain.
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The treaty created to end the conflict between Great Britain and the United States.
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A gathering of delegates that decided on how the newly-formed nation would be run.
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Thomas Jefferson, head of the Republican Party, is elected as the third President of the United States.
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President Jefferson bought a large majority of North America from France, who needed the money.
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Lewis and Clarke head out to map the newly bought Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson told them to find the most "practicable water communication across the continent."
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The Embargo Act prohibited all American ships from trading with foreign nations. It was designed to protect American ships from the British and French seizure.
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Another war between the United States and Great Britain; this one was fought over British restrictions of American trade.
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Was the final engagement between the US and Great Britain during the War of 1812.
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The Treaties of Paris were designed to end the Napoleonic Wars after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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A foreign policy proposed by President James Monroe, the Monroe Doctrine warned European powers to not interfere (colonization, military intervention, etc) with the Western Hemisphere any more.
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The American Civil War began when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter. The war lasted four years and brought about the dissolution of slavery in North America.
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The Golden Spike was driven into the ground in Utah to mark the completion of the Intercontinental Railroad, which spanned nearly the length of the US and opened up more of the west for expansion.