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Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, he accidentally encountered The Americas. He didn't find the Americas though, millions of people were already there.
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St Augustine, present- day Florida, was founded by the Spanish.
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First English settlement in America, established by the London Colony in southeast Virginia.
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Plymouth Colony, near Cape Cod, founded by the Pilgrim Fathers
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British gains control of territory of Mississippi river following victory over France in Seven Years War.
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Formed by colonists as British shut down the Boston harbor and deploys troops in Massachusetts.
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Leads colonist continental army to fight against British rule.
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George Washington elected first president of USA.
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Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
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France sells Louisiana territories to USA.
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This trade abolished.
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War between America and Britain because of British restriction on U.S trade.
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Opponents of slavery, or abolitionists, set up Republican Party.
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Confederates defeated; slavery abolished under Thirteenth Amendment. Lincoln is assassinated.
