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Jamestown was founded
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A Dutch ship brought 20 slaves to the Virginia. These are the first slaves in the Americas.
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New Plymouth was founded by the pilgrims.
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Boston was founded.
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Harvard college is founded.
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Slavery begins in Maryland
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King Philips's war starts
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Bacon rebels against Jamestown.
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The French and Indian War started.
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The Salem Witch Trials take place.
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The first Great Awakening started.
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Slavery in Georgia started.
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The Treaty of Paris is created and ends the seven year war.
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The Stamp Act taxes documents, newspapers, and other things.
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The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington and Concord.
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The Declaration of Independence is written and signed.
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The Treaty of Paris ended the revolutionary war. America gains independence.
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The Constitution is written as an outline for the form of government.
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Deleware is the first state to enter the union.
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The bill of rights is written.
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Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase for 15 million dollars from France.
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Lewis and Clark begin their exploration of the territory gained from the Louisiana Purchase.
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Two political rivals compete in a duel. Hamilton dies.
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The Erie Canal is completed.
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The tax on foreign goods was raised.
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Indians were to leave their land and go west of the Mississippi.
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The slave trade is outlawed, but slavery is legal in Washington D.C.
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Slaves must be returned to owners even if they were in a free state.
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The Civil War starts when shots are fired on Fort Sumter.
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Forbids discrimination.