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On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas with his 3 ships, (the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María), despite his efforts to find a direct route to Asia from Spain.
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On May 13, 1607, The Virginia Company of England picked Jamestown, Virginia, (named after royalty), for the first British settlement in North America and established it a day later.
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Also known as the Seven years' war, the French and Indian War was fought between the French and the British with allies among the American Indians. Ending in February of 1763 with the treaty of Paris, this war went on to influence the increased taxation of the peoples of Great Britain.
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A protest brought about by the Sons of Liberty, the Boston Tea party continued to influence the spread of revolution throughout Great Britain and its colonies.
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This monumental event lasted one day and started off the Civil war.
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These life-changing amendments were passed in 1865, 1868, and 1870
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These catastrophic events took place 2 years apart, the Homestead strike in 1892 and the Pullman Strike in 1894.
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