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Jamestown was Settled
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First successful tobacco crop was grown
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VA House of Burgesses
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First African slaves brought to British North America
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Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth on the Mayflower
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John Locke "Natural Rights"
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Roger Williams founded Rhode Island
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Bacon's Rebellion Occurred
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Salem Witch Trials
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The Great Awakening occurred
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The French and Indian war ended
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The Proclamation of 1763
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The Stamp Act was Issued
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Boston Massacre
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The Boston Tea Party
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First Continental Congress held in Philadelphia
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord was fought
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Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty, or give me death."
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The Declaration of Independence was written
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense
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Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia
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George Mason authored the VA Declaration of Rights
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The battle of Saratoga Turning point for American Revolution
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Articles of Confederation government was established
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Ben Franklin negotiated Treaty of Alliance with France
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Thomas Jefferson Wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom
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The American Colonies Won Independence at battle of yorktown
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The VA Plan and NJ Plan proposed at the constitutional convention
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The Constitution was ratified
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George Washington First president of the U.S.
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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
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John Marshall became Chief Justice of the US
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Marbury v. Madison decision handed down by Supreme Court
