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A new land has been found by an explorer while searching for a faster trade route.

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After a year and a half voyage, we arrive at our new land.

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We spent a long time working to find a place that best suits our people and their needs.

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1608 - Creating a Settlement to Call Home

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1608 - Creating a Settlement to Call Home

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After many years of research and documenting different landscapes, we've found a place to settle and we've started building our town.

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It took awhile to get our settlement up and running. As we started to explore our new land we realized we are not alone. A decision must be made about how to interact with them.

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It's not easy. We have an abundance of land and hope, but as we continue on we find that we are missing resources, a government of our own, and that the weather in our land can be very harsh.

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We received a charter from the King officially recognizing us as a colony.

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Our charter allowed us to create a government of our own. We thought this would mean we finally have a voice.

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The 13 Colonies and our Colony begin a massive population spike. Hundreds of British immigrants flood the coasts of the colonies expanding the territory and boosting the economy.

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1754 - The British & French have a 'skirmish'

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1754 - The British & French have a 'skirmish'

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British forces under George Washington march to Ohio and encounter Frenchmen and massacre the party. The French  respond, as 600 soldiers forced Washington to surrender.

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1756 - The British & French officially declare war on one another

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1756 - The British & French officially declare war on one another

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Different Native American tribes allied themselves on both the British & French sides.

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In 1660, there were just 75,000 colonists. By the year 1760 there were 1.3 million.

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William Pitt, British Secretary of State, is given the right to ask anything of the British government to defeat the French. He raises 23,000 British and American troops & declares that Parliament (the British government) will cover all expenses ($$).

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Britain surrenders after a 6-day siege at Fort William Henry. While they were told they could leave unharmed,  the British were attacked as they left the fort by France's Native American allies. More than 150 are killed and 500 are taken captive to be held for ransom.

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July, 1758 - A Humiliating British Defeat

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July, 1758 - A Humiliating British Defeat

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The British suffered a humiliating and costly defeat at Fort Carrillon, despite outnumbering French forces by four to one. The British suffer almost 2,000 casualties.

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July, 1758 - The British Quickly Recover 

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July, 1758 - The British Quickly Recover 

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The British capture Louisbourg, a French port, and Fort Fronentac. This interrupted French supply lines.

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The British scaled across the cliffs over the city of Quebec. During the battle, which lasted less than an hour, the French retreated and head to Montreal (the last of their footholds in North America).

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An army of over 17,000 British soldiers, American colonists, and Native American allies approach Montreal from 3 sides. Without firing a single shot, the French surrender.

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The French & Indian War ends with the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

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1764: First Law is Imposed on the Colonies

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1764: First Law is Imposed on the Colonies

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The Sugar Act of 1764 was an act passed by the British Parliament intended to raise taxes on sugar & molasses to help pay back the war debt and also eliminate smuggling within the colonies

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1774: After years of taxation, the First Continental Congress convenes

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1774: After years of taxation, the First Continental Congress convenes

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Delegates from 12 of the Thirteen Colonies meet to discuss the most recent 'Intolerable Acts' and America's future under growing British aggression.

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1775: Beginning of the Revolutionary War

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1775: Beginning of the Revolutionary War

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The very first shots of the war take place at the Battles of Lexington & Concord. The British and American colonies officially go to war. This is known as "The Shot Heard Round the World"