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Jamestown, Virgina, the first successful English settlement, is found.
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The prilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact.
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John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony.
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In June, Massachusetts passes a law ordering all Roman Catholic priests to leave the colony within three months, upon penalty of life imprisonment or execution. New York then passes a similar law.
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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 passes. Colonists respond with the Boston Tea Party.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord spark the Revolution.
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The Declaration of Independence is signed.
