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Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown, Virginia the first successfull English Settlement, is founded. -
Pilgrims
The Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact. -
John Locke
John Locke contributes to the consitition for the Carolina Colony. -
The Albany
The Albany Congress proposes that the Colonies unite. -
Sugar Act
Act Colonists merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. -
The Stamp
The Stamp Act is passed. -
Boston Massacre
Five colonists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre. -
The Boston Tea Party.
Colonist dressed as Mohhawks and dumped the in the Boston Harbor to protest tax on tea -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord sparked the Revolution. -
Declaration signed
The declaration of Independence is signed.
