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He arrived to the America's thinking he was the first to discover it. He was unaware that he was in what is now known as the America's which was already inhabited by Native Americans.

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Arrival at Plymouth
Mayflower arrived in New England on November 11, 1620 after a voyage of 66 days.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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The French and Indian War was a major war fought in the American Colonies between 1754 and 1763. The British gained significant territory in North America as a result of the war.

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Smallpox has had a major impact on world history, not least because indigenous populations of regions where smallpox was non-native, such as the Americas, were rapidly and greatly reduced by smallpox

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1756: The Seven Years’ War between the British and the French begins, with Native American alliances aiding the French.

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Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents. The colonists did not like having this tax placed on them. This led to unrest in the colonies and the Stamp Act Congress (October 1765).

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(March 5, 1770 - 5 Boston colonists are shot by British troops.

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Dec. 16, 1773) - Angry with a new tax on tea, some Boston colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty board British ships and dump crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.

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The Revolutionary War began in earnest on April 19, 1775, with the battles of Lexington and Concord.

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Married women in 1776 could not own property, sign contracts or bring legal suit, and their wages, if they earned any, legally went to their husbands. (Single women had a few more rights.) No woman could vote or hold political office.

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Declaration of Independence Written (1776)

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Declaration of Independence Written (1776)

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The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.

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Rhode Island General Assembly passes law (1778)

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Rhode Island General Assembly passes law (1778)

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A law was passed that allowed General James Varnum to recruit a regiment of African Americans. The Assembly guaranteed that when the war was over, they would be "absolutely free."

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The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War.

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On September 3, 1783, Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States in the Treaty of Paris

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Women Still Do Not Have Right to Vote (1782)

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Women Still Do Not Have Right to Vote (1782)

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Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting

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The United States Congress banned the international slave trade.