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Arrive at the Bahamas where Christopher Columbus named five islands: San Salvador, Santa Maria de la Conception, Fernandina, Isabela, and Las Islas de Arena.
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1517 - Martin Luther launches the Protestant Reformation in Europe, bringing an end to the sole authority of the Catholic Church, resulting in the growth of numerous Protestant religious sects.
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Hernando de Soto of Spain discovers the Mississippi River
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Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, is established by the London Company in southeast Virginia (May 14 o.s.).
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The Mayflower ship lands at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with 101 colonists. On November 11, the Mayflower Compact is signed by the 41 men, establishing a form of local government in which the colonists agree to abide by majority rule and to cooperate for the general good of the colony. The Compact sets the precedent for other colonies as they set up governments
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1729 - Benjamin Franklin begins publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette, which eventually becomes the most popular colonial newspaper.
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peace treaty ends revolutionary war
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ben franklin inventes bifofical glasses
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constitution ratified
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seat of government moves from NYC to philadelphia
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vermont addmited
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treaty of ghent
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treaty with britan sets 49th parallel
