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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus "discovers" America
He is important because he told the Europeans about new people and land. -
Jamestown Colony created
Jamestown gave the English their first lasting advantage in North America. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony created
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was important because it was a place for refugees from England who had diffrent views on the Catholic church. -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
New Amsterdam became New York when the Dutch gave it to England and they changed the name to New York this is importantant because we wouldhave had to buy New York from the Dutch. -
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Albany Congress meets
The Albany Congress met to help the colonies unite and defend themselvs against the French and the Indians. -
George Washington assaults Fort Duquesne
The English sent 6,000 men to knock the French out of the Ohio River Vally and were surrounded and badly beaten by the French and the Indian allies and this lost the hope of all the colonists. -
The French & Indian War concludes
The war ended when Great Britain, France, and Spain signed the treaty of Paris and it stoped the violence.
