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Jamestown, VA is founded.
This is the first succesful English settlement. I think this event is important because, had this not occurred, the United States probably would not be here today. If it was, it would not be how it is presently. -
Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact.
I think this is important because the Mayflower Compact was a foundation for the U.S. Constitution. -
John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony.
I think this is important because a lot of what he contributed to the constitution is what a lot of people still believe today. -
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The Albany Congress proposes that the colonies unite.
I think this is important because the government they put into place was that there was a president in power over all of the colonies and delegates from each colony. The United States still uses this form of government. -
The Stamp Act was passed.
This is important because, even today, this act affects us. We have to pay for stamps to mail documents and packages to other places. -
Five colonists are killed at the British Boston Massacre.
I think this is important because -
The Tea Act is passed. Colonists respond with the Boston Tea Party.
I think this is important because it was an act of rebellion because the colonists thought it violated their right to be taxed only by their own elected representatives. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord spark the Revolution.
I think this is important because it is the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
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Second Continental Congress
I think this is important because the first national government was formed at the Second Continental Congress. -
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
I think this is important because the Declaration of Independence is how the colonies came out from under Great Britain's rule.
