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Jamestown, VA was founded
Jamestown was the first town that the pilgrims founded on US soil. -
Mayflower Compact Signed
Mayflower compact was the first signed document to show our independence. -
Sugar Act
This was one of the many acts that made the pilgrims mad at the English -
The First Continental Congress
This is first time we began to form government. -
Stamp Act
This event showed us that England was unfair and began to frustrate us so that we began to want our own idependence. -
Townshend Act
These acts were set by the British making the pilgrims mad. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre proved to the pilgrims that the British were being unfair and didn't really care for our country. -
Boston Tea Party
This event was important to the countries independence because it showed England that we weren't going to take the unfair taxes. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
This date shows the final step in finally gaining our independence. -
John Locke contributes to the constitution for Carolina colony
John Locke proposed that Life, Liberty, and Property are unalienable rights.
