Chronology Q. 1
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- 1492
- Columbus lands at San Salvador
- 1519
- Cortes starts conquest of Mexico
- 1565
- Spain founds St. Augustine, Florida
- 1607
- Jamestown founded
- 1774
- First Continental Congress meets
- 1620
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Mayflower Compact signed;
Pilgrims land at Plymouth - 1673
- Marquette and Joliet explore Mississippi River
- 1775
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Battles of Concord and Lexington;
Second Continental Congress assembles - 1733
- Georgia founded
- 1765
- Stamp Act
- 1754
- French and Indian War begins
- 1763
- Treaty of Paris signed
- 1776
- Declaration of Independence
- 1781
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Articles of Confederation go into effect;
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown - 1770
- Boston Massacre
- 1773
- Boston Tea Party
- 1772
- Committees of Correspondence formed
- 1783
- Treaty of Paris signed
- 1787
- Constitution drafted
- 1788
- Final ratification of Constitution
- 1789
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George Washington inaugurated President;
First Congress under Constitution meets