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Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in America. -
House of Burgesses
The first representative assembly in America. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first form of self government in the Americas. -
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Slavery starts coming to America
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war gave Great Britain a large piece of territory in North America. -
Treaty of Paris
With the Treaty of Paris, the British formally gain control of Canada and all the French possessions east of the Mississippi. -
Declaration of Independence
The DOI stated the complaints and the reasonings for separating from Great Britain. -
George Washington is President
George Washington gets chosen as the first president of the United States.
