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Jamestown Virgina, the first successful Englsih settlement is founded
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The Pilgrams sign the Mayflower compact
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John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony
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The Albany Congress proposes that the colonies unite
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The Stamp Act is passed
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Five colonist are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre
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The Tea Act is passed. Colonist respond with the Boston Tea Party
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The battles of Lexington and Concord spark the Revolution
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Decloration of Independece signed