Why study the American Revolution? Flashcards

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Who inhabited North America and for how long before Europeans arrived?

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Before Europeans arrived, North America was home to over 500 indigenous nations who had lived off the lands of the continent for 10,000 years.

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Who was Christopher Columbus to in rlation to america?

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Sailed from spain to the Caribbean and established a Europeans gateway to North America. In 1498

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What happened in the time period of 1497-1590?

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North Ameria is explored by various European expeditions. Jhin Cabot claims present day Newfoundland and New England in the name of King Henry VII (1947).

-many attemps were made by the english, french, dutch and spanish to establish settlements in North America but none were successful.

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What happens in 1607?

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A settlement is established at Jamestown, Virginia which becomes the first permenant Englush settlement in North America.

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What happened in 1620?

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Pilgrims established a settlement at Plymouth in what will become New Hampshire

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What happened in 1630

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Puritans establish a settlement at Boston, Massachusetts

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What happened in 1634

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Lord Baltimore establishes Maryland

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What happened in 1664

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New York (orih=ginally a Dutch Colony) was signed over the British

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