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In 1492 Christopher Columbus makes his first voyage and discovers America. https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus
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In 1585 the Roanoke Colony was founded , It disappear and become known as the "Lost Colony." https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke
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In 1607 the Jamestown Settlement was established , making it the first permanent British settlement in North America. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_jamestwn_1.html
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In 1614 a Jamestown settler John Rolfe married Pocahontas , the daughter of the Powhatan Indian chief . I think that this was a important peace and reassurance to the native american's and the settler's https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/pocahontas
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In 1619 the first African slaves arrive in Jamestown . 20 african people were taken by the english from the Spanish . This is before slave trade and laws were established in England . https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/africans-arrive-virginia-1619
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In 1620 the Plymouth Colony was founded by the Pilgrims . The Pilgrims were mostly sepratest trying to get away and reform their church in a new world
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In 1702 Queen Anne's War began. Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Germany fought against France and Spain . The war ended in 1713 and Britain won https://www.thoughtco.com/queen-annes-war-104573
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In 1754 the French and Indian War begins between the British colonists and the French. Both sides ally with various Indian tribes . It ended in 1763, https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war
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1763 - The British win the French and Indian War and gain a significant amount of territory in North America including Florida. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war
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In 1775 the Revolutionary War began . The Revolutionary War was america's fight for independence from Britain . The thirteen colony's declaring their independence were :
Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia https://www.landofthebrave.info/american-colonies.htm
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