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jamestown VA was founded
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Parliament passes strict trade laws
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French and Indian War
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Stamp Act is passed
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Stamp Congress Act meetings in New York
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Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable acts are passed
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Fist continental Congress
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"Shot heard 'round the world."
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Common sense was written
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Declaration of Independence is signed
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Second Continental Congress
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Treaty of Paris
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King Geroge III becomes king