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Mar 2, 1492
Columbus discovered America
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
English settlers set up colonies in North America
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The Pilgrims sailed to the Americas
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The Puritans settled in Massachusetts
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There were thirteen English colonies in North America
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Period: to
The France and Britain fought a war
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The French finally surrendered
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The War for Independence
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The Declaration of Independence
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Washington trapped the British army at Yorktown, Virginia
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Britain and the colonies signed the Treaty of Paris
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Haüy fourded the world's first school for the blind in Paris
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Equiano wrote a book about his life
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Louis Braille went to Haüy's school