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Spanish explorers along with Christopher Columbus (on his second expedition) reached Puerto Rico. (Wikipedia)
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Spanish explorers (unnamed) touched down in Florida in 1513 (no specific date provided, thanks Wikipedia!) (Wikipedia)
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Spanish explorers began to explore mainland America, including: The Appalachian mountains, The Mississippi, The Grand Canyon and The Great Plains. (wikipedia)
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Francisco Vásquez de Coronado explored from Arizona to Central Kansas, from this many settlements started to grow including San Antonio and Los Angeles. (Wikipedia)
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After many European sponsored escapades to Europe, Britain finally got their act together and had their first successful colony. This is in fact Jamestown. (Wikipedia)
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After British labourers struggled to adapt to the climate in America, Britain turned to African slaves to work the land. Initially being bought to Jamestown from Dutch merchants. (Wikipedia)
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An uprising of Native Americans in Virginia in which hundreds of British settlers were killed by the indigenous people. (Wikipedia)
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John Punch, an Angolan man, was sentenced to life enslavement in Virginia after trying to flee his service.
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Massachusetts banned slavery in many instances in the Body of Liberties but did give three legal uses of slaves. These being: if they were prisoners of war; if they had sold themselves into slavery/had been bought from elsewhere or if they had been sentenced to enslavement. (Wikipedia)
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After Dutch settlers founded an area in present day New York and the Hudson valley, the callous British took it from them. The mercantile nature of this colony left a lasting imprint on American life as it became a trading hub. (Wikipedia)
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After a time of religious staleness, this was a way of practicing religion that incorporated a greater amount of passion and fervor. (great-awakening.com)
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Although not beginning now, British prime minister Robert Walpole encouraged the policy of salutary neglect, to ignore ships not to follow the Navigation Acts. (Wikipedia)
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For the first time Britain created a settlement that was south of Virginia, this was the province of Carolina, the last of the 13 colonies. (Wikipedia)
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Britain attacked disputed French positions in North America, starting with an ambush on a small French town, in the Battle of Jumonville Glen. (Wikipedia)
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An end to the Seven Years war was declared under the Treaty of Paris, which involved a series of land exchanges, including: France giving Spain Louisiana to Spain and the rest of New France to Britain. (Wikipedia)
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Britain passed a tax on the American people without going through the colonial legislatures, the colonists refused to pay this tax, with tempers escalating in the 1770s and 1780s. (Wikipedia)
