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Jamestown
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, is established by the London Company in southeast Virginia -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia -
Plymouth
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre:British troops fire into a mob, killing five men and leading to intense public protests -
Boston tea party
Boston Tea Party:Group of colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board three ships in Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest against theBritish tea tax -
4th of July
Continental Congress adopts theDeclaration of Independencein Philadelphia -
1st President
George Washington is unanimously elected president of the United States in a vote by state electors -
Bill of Rights
First ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, are ratified -
2nd president
John Adamsis inaugurated as the second president in Philadelphia -
Lewis&Clark
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, Mo., on expedition to explore the West and find a route to the Pacific Ocean.
