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1607- Jamestown was founded
1619- The first slaves arrived in America. The first families arrived in Jamestown.
1620- America’s first colony to be based on religious principles.
1630- Puritans came to Massachusetts.
1638- Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts for her religious views.
1688- King William’s War.
1692- Salem Witch Trials. -
1754- The French and Indian War
1765- The Stamp Act
1770- The Boston Massacre
1773- The Boston Tea Party occurred
1775- The Lexington and Concord
1776- Declaration of Independence was Signed
1787- U.S. Constitution -
1803- The Louisiana Purchase
1812- The war of 1812
1830- The Underground Railroad
1844- Samuel Morse sends his first telegraph message
1860- Abraham Lincoln was elected as president
1863- July 1-3 was the Battle of Gettysburg
1864- President Lincoln was assassinated. -
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