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Bartolomeu Dias (Portugal) sails around the Cape of Good Hope

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The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600

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Christopher Columbus (Italian, sailing for Spain) arrives in the New World Beginning the era of European colonization of the Americas

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Vasco da Gama (Portugal) sails to India

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Martin Luther challenges Roman Catholic beliefs and practices; initiated Protestant Reformation

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Spanish forces, led by Hernan Cortes, defeat the Mexica people, led by Montezuma

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John Calvin breaks with the Catholic Church

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Spanish forces, led by Francisco Pizarro, defeat the Inca people

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The repartimiento reforms begin to replace the encomienda system

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Founding of the “Lost” British colony of Roanoke

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British defeat of the Spanish Armada

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Jamestown Colony founded

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Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711

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Henry Hudson explores the area that will become New York

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“Starving time” in Virginia

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House of Burgesses established

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Founding of the Plymouth Colony

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Mayflower Compact signed

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Attack on Jamestown by local Algonquian Indians

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New Amsterdam founded by the Dutch

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Founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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“Great Migration” of Puritans from England to Massachusetts

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Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711

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Founding of the Georgia Colony

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Anne Hutchinson banned from Massachusetts

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Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711

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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are adopted

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Act of Religious Toleration passed in Maryland

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Founding of the Carolina Colony

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The New Hampshire Colony separated from Massachusetts

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Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711

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Founding of the Pennsylvania Colony

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Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711

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Founding of the North Carolina Colony

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Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711

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Founding of the Rhode Island Colony

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Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711

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The Half-Way Covenant

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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King Philip’s War

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Bacon’s Rebellion

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Pueblo Revolt ( Pope’s Rebellion)

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Creation of the Dominion of New England

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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The Glorious Revolution

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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New Englanders Topple the Dominion of New England

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Salem Witch Trials

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Molasses Act

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Zenger Trial

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Stono Rebellion

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Arrests and executions in the supposed “Negro Plot” in New York City

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Jonathan Edwards’ sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of and Angry God”

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The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755

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Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Proclamation Act

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Sugar Act

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Stamp Act

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Stamp Act Congress

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Declaratory Act

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Townshend Revenue Acts

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Boston Massacre

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Gaspee Affair

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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First Continental Congress

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Fighting at Lexington and Concord

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Second Continental Congress

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Publication of Common Sense by Thomas Paine

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Declaration of Independence

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Articles of Confederation

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Battle of Saratoga

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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France enters the war on the side of the colonists

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolution

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Articles of Confederation ratifies by states

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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Treaty of Paris signed

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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First Land Ordinance

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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Treaty of Fort Stanwix

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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Second Land Ordinance

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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Shay’s Rebellion

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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Annapolis meeting to revise Articles of Confederation

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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Northwest Ordinance

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Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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Delaware becomes first state to ratify Constitution

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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Constitution officially ratified (nine states were needed for ratification). The last of the original thirteen states (Rhode Island) ratified the Constitution later

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The Critical Period, 1781-1789

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Inauguration of George Washington

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Judiciary Act

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Beginning of the French Revolution

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Ratification of the Bill of Rights

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Alexander Hamilton issues the Report on Manufacturers

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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The Bank of the United States is approved

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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War between Great Britain and France

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Washington Neutrality Proclamation

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Whiskey Rebellion

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Jay’s Treaty

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Pinckney’s Treaty

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Washington’s Farewell Address

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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XYZ Affair

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Quasi-War with France

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

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The Early National Period, 1789-1800

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