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Jamestown is founded
It was the very first English settlement. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was important because it contained the first written laws for the new land and established a government created by those who were to be governed. -
John Locke
John Locke contributed to the constitution for the Carolina colony. -
Albany Congress
This proposed that the colonies unite. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed this year. The Stamp Act is important because it reqired the use of tax stamps on all legal documents. -
Boston Massacre
Five colonists are killed by the British during this event. -
Boston Tea Party
The British tired to tax tea during this event so the colonists responeded with dumping tea into the Boston Bay. -
War
This is when the Revollutionary War starts due to the battles of Lexongton and Concord. -
Independence
This is when the Declaration of Independence was signed